Antoine Bertier | |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1761 |
Birth Place: | Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
Occupation: | Landowner, politician |
Antoine Bertier (1761–1854) was a French landowner and politician.
Antoine Bertier was born on 24 September 1761 in Nancy, France.[1] He was educated in Hamburg, Germany.[1]
Bertier made a fortune in Saint-Domingue.[1] He returned to France in 1789, where he supported the French Revolution.[1] Two years later, in 1791, he lost much of his fortune in the Haitian Revolution.[1]
Bertier became a large landowner in Roville-devant-Bayon, Meurthe.[1] He was the co-founder of the Société centrale d’agriculture in Nancy alongside Mathieu de Dombasle.[2]
Bertier served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives during the Hundred Days from 10 May 1815 to 13 July 1815, representing Meurthe.[1] He became a Knight of the Legion of Honour on 1 May 1838.[1]
Bertier died on 4 December 1854 in Roville-devant-Bayon, France.[1]