Jacques Stern

French politician and private banker (1882-1949) Date Of Birth : 1882-04-14T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1949-12-21T00:00:00Z

Jacques Stern (14 April 1882 – 21 December 1949) was a wealthy French banker, politician and a member of the Stern banking family.
He was Minister of Merchant Marine in 1933 and Minister of the Colonies in 1936.
While in exile in the United States during World War II (1939–45) he wrote a passionate defense of France’s colonial mission.

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