Agostino Magliani

Agostino Magliani (* 1824 in Laurino in Salerno province, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, today Italy, † 1891 in Rome, Kingdom of Italy ) was an Italian Minister of Finance.

Magliani studied in Naples and lived there until 1860. In 1848 he came out with a book Storia della filosofia del diritto. In Florence he was one of the founders of the Society Adamo Smith, which was aimed at combating all forms of socialism. In 1874 he published La questione monetaria.

In his career he had already ascended to the post of President of the upper section invoice chamber, as entrusted to him Agostino Depretis in his second ministry 's financial portfolio (26 December 1877 until March 23, 1878 ). After the fall of Benedetto Cairoli, he was again Minister of Finance ( December 25, 1878 to July 15, 1879) and the third time he took over on 26 November 1879, the management of finances. He retained his post in the newly formed Cabinet Depretis of 4 April 1887 before he laid him finally in December, 1888. The most important thing happening in financial matters under the Government of the link ( sliberal ) s, bears his name, eg the abolition of the hated Milling Tax, the abolishment of the mandatory course, the reduction in salt prices, increases the input tariffs on less essential items. Man accused him that he was too lenient against individual supported by Depretis colleagues had always subject to the prime minister and often obscures the financial situation; Only the continued confidence of the money market in him, and the unprecedented rise of the Italian pension, on whose conversion he thought the accusations in parliament made ​​him overcome.

Magliani has also read at the University of Rome on the state budget and was a member of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy.

Source

• Brockhaus ' Conversations -Lexikon, supplementary volume, page 515 Thirteenth edition, Leipzig 1887

• Minister of Finance (Italy )
• Born in 1824
• Died in 1891
• Italian
• Man