Ferdinand Favre
Ferdinand Favre | |
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Caricature of Ferdinand Favre | |
| Born | 22 February 1779 |
| Died | 16 July 1867 (aged 88) 1st arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Resting place | Petitpierre-Favre cemetery, Clos sur l’Eau, Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, politician |
| Known for | Mayor of Nantes (1832–1848, 1852–1866), Deputy (1848–1857), Senator of the Second Empire (1857–1867) |
| Parent(s) | Antoine Favre (father), Marguerite-Henriette Petitpierre (mother) |
| Relatives | Abraham Favre (brother), Charles Favre (brother), Rose-Marguerite Favre (sister) |
| Mayor of Nantes | |
| In office 15 February 1832 – 21 March 1848 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe-René Soubzmain |
| Succeeded by | Évariste Colombel |
| Mayor of Nantes | |
| In office 31 January 1852 – 19 January 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Évariste Colombel |
| Succeeded by | Antoine Dufour |
| Deputy of Loire-Inférieure | |
| In office 23 April 1848 – 1857 | |
| Senator of the Second Empire | |
| In office 20 June 1857 – 16 July 1867 | |
Ferdinand Abraham Favre (22 February 1779 – 16 July 1867) was a French industrialist and politician of the 19th century. He served as Mayor of Nantes from 1832 to 1848 and again from 1852 to 1866, with an interruption during the Second French Republic. He was also a deputy of Loire-Inférieure (1848–1857) and a senator during the Second French Empire (1857–1867).
Favre should not be confused with his uncle and brother-in-law, Ferdinand Petitpierre, who also moved from Couvet to Nantes in the late 18th century.
Favre was deeply involved in Nantes' illegal slave trade during the Bourbon Restoration. In 1824, he openly advertised in the Étrennes royales de Nantes his supply of goods for the slave trade.