About David Raynal
Lived 1840 – 1903 (aged 62). David Raynal was a French politician and ship-owner.
David Raynal (26 July 1840 – 28 January 1903) was a French politician of the French Third Republic. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of France (1879–1897) and Senate of France (1897–1903). He was twice minister of public works (14 January 1881 – 30 January 1882; 21 February 1883 – 6 April 1885) in the governments of Léon Gambetta and Jules Ferry. He was minister of the interior (3 December 1893 – 30 May 1894) in the government of Jean Casimir-Perier.
He was of Portuguese-Jewish descent through his mother Esther-Sophie, member of the .
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Who was David Raynal?
French politician
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David Raynal was born on 26 July 1840 in Paris.
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David Raynal died on 28 January 1903 in Paris.
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David Raynal was a politician and ship-owner.
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David Raynal was French.
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