Gustavo Ponza di San Martino
Politician, Deceased Person
1810 – 1876
Who was Gustavo Ponza di San Martino?
Gustavo Ponza, conte di San Martino was an Italian politician, who was administrator and senator of the Kingdom of Italy.
He was born in Cuneo, the son of conte Cesare. He was appointed Intendente generale of Genoa, and made a councillor of state of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, 27 February 1852. President of the provincial council of Cuneo, his birthplace, he served as communal councillor for Turin in 1857-64 and 1866-76. As the king's lieutenant governor at Naples, it was his duty to wait upon Pope Pius IX with suggestions for papal role in the Capture of Rome, which Pius adamantly refused.
He died at Dronero, near Cuneo, in 1876.
His son, Coriolano Ponza di San Martino, briefly served as Italian Minister of War, April 1900-April 1902.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1810
Cuneo - Also known as
- Gustavo Ponza
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 6, 1876
Dronero
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on July 23, 2013
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