1. In 1824 Auguste Mimerel created the Committee of Spinners of Lille to defend protection of their industry.
12 Facts About Auguste Mimerel
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Auguste Mimerel was mayor of Roubaix from 9 April 1834 to 7 July 1836.
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Auguste Mimerel was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1834.
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In 1835 Auguste Mimerel stated publicly that half of the workers in his cotton mill in Lille were children.
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Auguste Mimerel ran for election to the legislature on 1 August 1846 for the 3rd constituency of Nord but was defeated.
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Auguste Mimerel succeeded in excluding foreign products from the Exposition des produits de l'industrie francaise of 1849.
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Auguste Mimerel was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1852.
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Auguste Mimerel became president of the General Council of Nord in 1860, and stopped attacking government policy.
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Auguste Mimerel was made a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1863.
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In 1863 Auguste Mimerel encouraged Belgian workers to move to France so wages could be pushed down.
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Auguste Mimerel sat with the Bonapartist majority in the Senate until the revolution of 4 September 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War.
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Auguste Mimerel died on 16 April 1871 in Roubaix, Nord.