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.

Gaspare Finali
Personal details
Born20 May 1829
Cesena, Papal States
Died11 August 1914(1914-08-11) (aged 85)
Marradi, Kingdom of Italy
Occupation
  • Academic
  • Jurist

Early life and education

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Finali was born in Cesena on 20 May 1829.[1] He graduated from the University of Bologna obtaining a degree in law.[1]

Career

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He 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

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Finali married twice and had a son.[1] He died in Marradi on 11 August 1914.[1]

Awards

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Finali was the recipient of the following:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Finali, Gaspare" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Finali, Gaspare". Treccani (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Forming a Cabinet in Italy". The New York Times. Rome. 22 June 1898. ProQuest 95643332. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)". The Nobel Prize. April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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