Gaspare Finali (1829–1914) was an Italian academic and politician who held various cabinet posts, including minister of agriculture and commerce. He was also a member of the Parliament.
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| Born | 20 May 1829 Cesena, Papal States |
| Died | 11 August 1914 (aged 85) Marradi, Kingdom of Italy |
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Early life and education
editFinali was born in Cesena on 20 May 1829.[1] He graduated from the University of Bologna obtaining a degree in law.[1]
Career
editHe joined the republican movement in Rome in 1849.[1] He went into exile in Romagna and then in Piedmont from 1855.[2] He served as a deputy in the period between 1865 and 1870 and as a general secretary at the Ministry of Finance from 1868 to 1869.[1] He was elected a senator in 1872 and was the vice president of the Senate between 1898 and 1904 with some interruptions.[1] He was appointed minister of agriculture and commerce in the cabinet led by Marco Minghetti between 1873 and 1876.[2] Next he was named the minister of public works in the cabinet of Francesco Crispi and held the post from 1887 to 1891.[2] He was also minister of treasury in the cabinet of Giuseppe Saracco in 1901.[2]
Finali was promoted to professorship in the field of state accounting in 1880.[2] He was the president of the Court of Auditors from 1893 to 1907.[2] During this period he was a senator and attempted to form a cabinet in 1898.[3] He was also a member of the Lincean Academy.[4]
Personal life and death
editFinali married twice and had a son.[1] He died in Marradi on 11 August 1914.[1]
Awards
editFinali was the recipient of the following:[1]
- Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1860)
- Knight of the Civil Order of Savoy (24 February 1898)
- Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Commander of the Order of Christ Cross (Portugal)
- Knight of the Supreme Order of Saints Annunziata (1904)
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Franz Joseph (Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown (Prussia)
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sun and Lion (Persia)
- Grand Officer of the Order of Charles III (Spain)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Finali, Gaspare" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Finali, Gaspare". Treccani (in Italian).
- ^ "Forming a Cabinet in Italy". The New York Times. Rome. 22 June 1898. ProQuest 95643332. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)". The Nobel Prize. April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
External links
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