Eugenio Bergamasco

Eugenio Bergamasco
Eugenio Bergamasco
Minister of the Navy
	In office; 4 July 1921 – 26 February 1922
Prime Minister	Francesco Saverio Nitti
Personal details
Born	15 April 1858; Vercelli
Died	11 June 1940 (aged 82); Rome
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Reformist Socialist Party
Children	4
Alma mater	Higher Technical Institute

Eugenio Bergamasco (1858–1940) was an Italian engineer and politician. Being a member of the Reformist Socialist Party he held different cabinet posts.

Early life and education

Bergamasco was born in Vercelli, Novara, on 15 April 1858.^[1] He was a graduate of the Higher Technical Institute in Milan and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.^[1]

Career

Bergamasco founded the Lomellina Agricultural Cooperative Bank in 1894 which he also headed.^[1] In 1898 he established the Lomellina Agricultural Consortium and served as its president.^[1] He was the president of the Provincial Council of Pavia in 1908 Then he served as the mayor of Candia Lomellina.^[1] Between 1900 and 1909 he was a member of the Parliament.^[1] He was elected to the Senate from the Liberal Democrats in November 1913 and served there for three terms.^[1] He then joined the Democratic Union of which he was elected vice-president.^[1]

Bergamasco was the state secretary at the Ministry of the Navy in the Luzatti cabinet between 2 April 1910 and 29 March 1911 and in the Giolitti cabinet between 30 March 1911 and 24 November 1913.^[2] He was appointed minister of the navy on 4 July 1921 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Francesco Saverio Nitti.^[1]^[3] Bergamasco's tenure ended on 26 February 1922.^[1]

Personal life and death

Bergamasco was married and had four sons.^[1] He died in Milan on 11 June 1940.^[1]

Honours

Bergamasco was the recipient of the following: Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy (4 April 1909); Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (25 June 1911); Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy (27 June 1913); Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (7 July 1910); Grand officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1912) and Grand cordon of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (5 January 1922).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Bergamasco, Eugenio" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Archivi di Famiglie, di Persone e Studi Professionali" (in Italian). Archivio Centrale dello Stato. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ Walter S. Zapotoczny (2017). Decima Flottiglia MAS: The Best Commandos of the Second World War. Fonthill Media. p. 18.

External links

Media related to Eugenio Bergamasco at Wikimedia Commons

[Itasen-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Bergamasco, Eugenio" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[2] "Archivi di Famiglie, di Persone e Studi Professionali" (in Italian). Archivio Centrale dello Stato. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[3] Walter S. Zapotoczny (2017). Decima Flottiglia MAS: The Best Commandos of the Second World War. Fonthill Media. p. 18.

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