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Eugène Schneider, II (in French: Eugène II Schneider) (29 October 1868 – 17 November 1942) was a French businessman and politician.
Early life
Charles Prosper Eugène Schneider was born on October 29, 1868 in Le Creusot, rural France. His father, Henri Schneider, was a businessman and politician. His paternal grandfather, Eugène Schneider, was the co-founder of Schneider-Creusot with his grand-uncle Adolphe Schneider in 1836. He grew up at the Château de la Verrerie in Le Creusot.
Career
Schneider was appointed as co-Chairman of Schneider-Creusot in 1896. He became its sole Chairman in 1898.
He served on the Boards of Directors of the Crédit Lyonnais, Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, the Société Métallurgique de Normandie and the Banque de l'Union Parisienne. He also served as the Chairman of the Union européenne industrielle et financière.
He joined the Popular Liberal Action, a center-right political party. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for them from 1889 to 1910.
He served as the Mayor of Le Creusot from 1896 to 1900.
He was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.
Personal life
He married Antoinette de Rafélis de Saint-Sauveur, an heiress to the Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier. They had three sons, Charles, Henri-Paul and Jean, and a daughter, Marie-Zélie, a.k.a. May, later the 12th Duchess of Brissac.
Death
He died on November 17, 1942 in Paris.
Legacy
His statue, designed by sculptor Paul Landowski, stands on the Boulevard Eugène-Paul Schneider (named after his son) in Le Creusot.