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François-Marie Delessert
François-Marie
Delessert
was a
French
banker
and
politician
.
Born
in
Lyon
, he was the second son of the banker
Étienne Delessert
. He
studied
in
Geneva
and in
1796
joined
the
bank
Caisse d'Épargne
, a
banking
house
founded
by his
father
. Soon he and his
elder
brother
Benjamin
were
directing
the house
. He
died
in
Passy
.