قراءة لمدة 1 دقيقة Alexandre Bordes

Alexandre Bordes (1860-1943) was a French shipowner and senior executive of the shipping company "Armement Bordes".

Biography.

Alexandre Bordes was born on December 7, 1860 in Valparaíso, Chile, where his father Antoine Dominique was a shipowner.
In 1878, he was associated with his brothers in the company.
On the death of his older brother Adolphe, he headed the "Compagnie française d'armement et d'importation de nitrate de soude".

He became a member of the French Superior Council of the Merchant Navy from 1919 to 1925 .
As part of his services for National Defence, he was promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Alexandre Bordes was also chosen in 1936 to hold the position of Secretary of State for the Merchant Navy.

He died on September 9, 1943 in Paris, at the age of 59.
He was the owner of the Nellcote villa.

The award for the Sailing Club's cruise races in Villefranche-sur-Mer has borne his name since 1928.