Jules Pastré

Jules Pastré (12 April 1809 – 21 May 1899) was a French banker, businessman and equestrian. He was a board member of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank and co-founder of Eaux du Caire, a water distribution company in Cairo.

Biography

Early life Jules Pastré was born on 12 April 1809, in Marseille. His father, Jean-François Pastré (1758–1821), was a tanner and a shipowner. His mother was (1776–1862). In 1865, with Nubar Pasha, he co-founded Eaux du Caire, a water distribution company in Cairo.

In the 1850s, Pastré served on the Board of Directors of a steam-tug company active on the Mahmoudiyah Canal for the first time since the contract between Prussian Baron de Pentz and the Pasha came to an end due to a disagreement. Other Board members included Alexander G. Cassavetti, Ange Adolphe Levi, Alexander Tod, and Moise Valensin. Other board members included his brother Jean-Baptiste Pastré, George Gordon Macpherson, Samuel Laing, Edward Masterman, Alfred Devaux, and Giovanni Sinadino.

Equestrianism He competed in race horses alongside Ferdinand de Lesseps.

Personal life He married Elisabeth Nancy Schutz in 1835. They had four children: Pierre Pastré. Berthe Pastré. Thérèse Pastré. Christine Pastré.

Death He died on 21 May 1899 in Paris, at 51 avenue Montaigne (8e).