Joseph Dominique, baron Louis
Joseph Dominique, baron Louis | |
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 Baron Louis par Eugène Devéria, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Toul. | |
| Born | 13 November 1755  |
| Died | 26 August 1837 (aged 81) |
Joseph Dominique, baron Louis (13 November 1755 – 26 August 1837), French statesman and financier, was born at Toul (Meurthe).
At the outbreak of the French Revolution the abbé Louis (he had early taken orders) had already some reputation as a financial expert. He was in favor of the constitutional movement, and on the great festival of federation (14 July 1790) he assisted Talleyrand, then bishop of Autun, to celebrate mass at the altar erected in the Champ de Mars.
In 1792, however, he emigrated to England where he spent his time studying English institutions and especially the financial system of Pitt. Returning to France on the establishment of the Consulate he served successively in the ministry of war, the council of state, and in the finance department in Holland and in Paris.
Made a baron of the empire in 1809 he nevertheless supported the Bourbon restoration and was minister of finance in 1814–1815. Baron Louis was deputy from 1815 to 1824 and from 1827 to 1832. He resumed the portfolio of finance in 1815, which he held also in the Decazes ministry of 1818; he was the first minister of finance under the government of Louis-Philippe, and held the same portfolio in 1831–1832. In 1832 he was made a peer of France.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Louis, Joseph Dominique". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 50.
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French Provisional Government of 1814 (1 April 1814 to 13 May 1814)
Head of State: Charles-Philippe of France − King Louis XVIII of France
Talleyrand
Joseph-Dominique Louis
Dupont de Nemours
Preceded by Ministers of Napoleon • Followed by Government of the first Bourbon restoration
Ministry of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (9 July 1815 to 26 September 1815) | ||
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| Finance | Joseph Dominique, baron Louis | |
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| Police | Joseph Fouché (until 19 september 1815) | |
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Ministry of Jean-Joseph Dessolles (29 December 1818 to 19 November 1819) | ||
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Head of State: King Louis XVIII of France | ||
| President of the council and Foreign Affairs |  Dessolles | |
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| Finance | Joseph Dominique, baron Louis | |
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Paris Municipal Commission Ministry of 1830 (31 July 1830 to 1 August 1830) | ||
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Preceded by: Ministry of Casimir de Rochechouart de Mortemart − Followed by French Provisional Ministry of 1830 | ||
French Provisional Ministry of 1830 (1 August 1830 to 11 August 1830) | ||
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First ministry of Louis-Philippe (11 August 1830 to 2 November 1830) | ||
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Head of state: King Louis Philippe I | ||
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| Finance | Joseph Dominique, baron Louis | |
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| Public Education, Religious Affairs | Victor de Broglie | |
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Cabinet of Casimir Périer (13 March 1831 to 16 May 1832) | ||
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| Finance | Joseph-Dominique Louis | |
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