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Giacomo Plezza

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Giacomo Plezza
Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Sardinia
In office
27 July 1848 – 10 August 1848
MonarchCharles Albert of Savoy
Preceded byLorenzo Pareto
Succeeded byPier Dionigi Pinelli
Senator of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Italy.
In office
22 May 1848 – 4 September 1893
Personal details
Born26 December 1806
Cergnago
Died4 September 1893(1893-09-04) (aged 86)
Arona

Giacomo Plezza (1806–1893) was an Italian politician.

Biography

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Appointed senator in 1848 by King Charles Albert, he was vice-president of the divisional council of Novara, president of the provincial council of Lomellina, mayor of Cergnago, and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (December 26, 1848 – May 16, 1849).[1]

He was the architect of important irrigation works in Lomellina; a canal irrigating vast areas in the provinces of Novara and Pavia bears his name.[2]

Reference

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  1. ^ "Scheda senatore PLEZZA Giacomo". notes9.senato.it. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  2. ^ "CIVICO20NEWS - 28 dicembre 1806: Giacomo Plezza nasce a Cergnago, in Lomellina". www.civico20news.it. Retrieved 2023-10-03.