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 | | (J. Perier, Casimir Pierre (1777-1832), French statesman, was born at Grenoble on the I ith of October 1777, the fourth son of a rich banker and manufacturer, Claude Perier (1742-1801), in whose house the estates of Dauphiny met in 1788. |
 | | Claude Perier was one of the first directors of the Bank of France; of his eight sons, Augustin (1773-1833), Antoine Scipion (1776-1821), Casimir Pierre and Camille (1781-1844), all distinguished themselves in industry and in politics. |
 | | His elder Son, Auguste Victor Laurent Casimir Perier (1811-1876), the father of President Casimir-Perier (see Casimir Pfrier), entered the diplomatic service, being attached successively to the London, Brussels and St Petersburg embassies, and in 1843 became minister plenipotentiary at Hanover. |
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