Eugène Pereire
Eugène Péreire (1 October 1831 – 21 March 1908) was a French financier and politician of Sephardic Jewish origin from Portugal. The son of Isaac Péreire of the prominent Péreire brothers, he founded Banque Transatlantique in 1881.
Eugène Péreire | |
|---|---|
Péreire by Charles Louis Gratia (1884) | |
| Born | 1 October 1831 Paris, France |
| Died | 21 March 1908 (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Financier |
| Spouse |
Juliette Fould (m. 1857) |
In 1857, Péreire married Juliette Fould of the Fould family. They had two daughters:
- Alice Pereire (1858–1931), married to Salomon Halfon, President of Banque Transatlantique 1909–23
- Marie Pereire (1860–1936), married to Jules Halphen, son of Eugène Halphen of the Halphen family
Péreire was a member of parliament for the Tarn department from 1863 to 1869.
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