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690 - INDRE-ET-LOIRE – POLITICS – Daniel WILSON (*), circa 1880.
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INDRE-ET-LOIRE – POLITICS – Daniel WILSON (*), circa 1880. Two different portraits, close-up head-and-shoulders shots from the front, by TRUCHELUT and CHALOT & Cie in Paris. Albumin bromide prints in visiting-card format (approx. 10.5 x 6.2 cm) mounted on card. ( * ) WILSON: born on 6 March 1840 in Paris; died in LOCHES on 13 February 1919. In September 1861, he inherited 3 million francs, a townhouse on Rue de Varennes in Paris, the 121-hectare Bellevue estate in Ruffec, and the 312-hectare Château d’Ecoubly. In May 1869, standing as a candidate for the Radical Party, he became Member of Parliament for the 3rd constituency of I & L (Loches). For his campaign, he made use of his newspaper *L’Union libérale* and held numerous receptions at the Château de Chenonceau, which had been owned by his sister since 1864. He was re-elected until 1889. He also owned a spinning mill and the Château de Montains in Loches, as well as a lime kiln in Villeloin-Coulangé. In 1881, he married Alice GREVY, daughter of Jules Grévy, President of the Republic, in the chapel of the Élysée Palace. He was also mayor of Loches (1892–1898) and Under-Secretary of State for Finance (1879–1881). His career ended in scandal: whilst at the Élysée, he sold honours at inflated prices and exploited his position to secure public contracts or presidential pardons. The scandal led to the resignation of his father-in-law, and he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment on 23 February 1888. He appealed and was acquitted. Despite this, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for the terms 1893–1897 and 1898–1902, and served as a member of the Indre-et-Loire General Council from 1892 to 1898.
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About the sale SALE OF COINS, BANKNOTES, MEDALS, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY HEADGEAR, INSIGNIA AND DECORATIONS – lots 300 to 598 Followed by OLD PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS, DOCUMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS – Lots 599 to 862
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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