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Union Générale

The General Union (Union générale) was a French Catholic bank founded in Lyon in 1875 by Catholic monarchists and then taken over in 1878 by Paul Eugène Bontoux. It went bankrupt in a resounding manner in 1882, during the stock market crash.

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Founded
1875
Industry
Banking and Finance
Defunct
January 1, 1882 (1882-01-01)
Founder
Paul Eugène Bontoux
Type
Privately held company

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Union Générale

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples5
Avg. degree1.9
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Defunct · 1
Union Générale → January 1, 1882 (1882-01-01)
Founded · 1
Union Générale → 1875
Founder · 1
Union Générale → Paul Eugène Bontoux
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Union Générale → Banking and Finance
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bontoux union bank 1882 stock lyon company générale founded paul eugène general catholic 1878 crash francs banks january clarification needed

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Union GénéraleDefunctJanuary 1, 1882 (1882-01-01)1.00infobox
Union GénéraleFounded18751.00infobox
Union GénéraleFounderPaul Eugène Bontoux1.00infobox
Union GénéraleIndustryBanking and Finance1.00infobox
Union GénéraleTypePrivately held company1.00infobox

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