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704 - BAYONNE / NAVY / POLITICS – Bernard JAUREGUIBERRY (*).
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BAYONNE / NAVY / POLITICS – Bernard JAUREGUIBERRY (*). PHOTOGRAPH, circa 1870, bust, full-face portrait, in civilian dress, by E. APPERT. Albumen bromide on card, visiting-card size, 10.4 x 6.4 cm. ( * ) Jean Bernardin Jauréguiberry, known as Bernard Jauréguiberry, born in BAYONNE on 26 August 1815, died in Paris on 21 October 1887 – Naval officer: son of a privateer and harbour master of Bayonne, he entered the Naval Academy at Brest. He enjoyed a brilliant career in the navy between 1832 and 1870, serving on all the world’s seas as part of the colonial expansion. He became Governor of Senegal in 1861. He took part in the 1870 war on land, particularly in the battles of Orléans, Coulmiers, Châteaudun and Le Mans, as sailors had been sent to reinforce the land forces, an action which earned him a commendation in the Army Order of Merit. After the war, as a Vice-Admiral, he embarked on a political career: he was elected as the representative for the Basses-Pyrénées in the National Assembly, then as a life senator on 27 May 1879 – He served twice as Minister for the Navy (1879–80 and 1882–83) – and in 1885 he became Vice-President of the Mediterranean Shipyards and Forges. It was he who, on 28 October 1886, represented France at the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Two ships of the French Navy were named after him: a squadron battleship (1893–1934) and a squadron escort vessel (1955–1977); it was the latter that served as the main setting for his son’s novel *Le Crabe Tambour*. In Toulon, the sports centre, opened in 2006, also bears his name.
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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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