Florent Guillain
Antoine-Florent Guillain (7 February 1844 – 19 April 1915) was a French maritime engineer who designed a major upgrade to the port of Dunkirk, and rose to a senior level in the Ministry of Public Works. He was elected to the chamber of deputies in 1896 as a moderate Progressive Republican, and was Minister of the Colonies in 1898–99. He was appointed president or director of several major mining, shipbuilding, steel making and railway enterprises, and was a director of the Suez Canal Company and the Banque de France.
Antoine-Florent Guillain | |
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Guillain by Maurice Dulac from Le Monde moderne, December 1898 | |
| Minister of Colonies | |
| In office 1 November 1898 – 22 June 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Trouillot |
| Succeeded by | Albert Decrais |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1844 Paris, France |
| Died | 19 April 1915 (aged 71) Paris, France |
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