Maximin-Dominique Consolat

Maximin-Dominique Consolat (1785-1858) was a French politician. He worked for his family business in the Russian Empire for twenty-three years. Upon returning to France, he served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1831 to 1843.

Biography

Early life Maximim-Dominique Consolat was born on 4 August 1785 in Le Bar-sur-Loup, Var, France. He was educated in Draguignan, where he was a very good student in mathematics.

Career In 1800, at the age of fifteen, Consolat moved to Russia, where he worked for his uncles. On 12 September 1831 he was appointed as Mayor, serving until 1843. He was replaced by André Raynard in 1843.

He became a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1832 and an Officer in 1834.

Personal life He married one of his cousins in the 1820s. He was a practicing Roman Catholic. He received treatments for his recurring stomach upsets in Vichy.

Death He died on 29 July 1858 of stomach upset.