Giacomo Medici Del Vascello Explained

Giacomo Medici del Vascello
Term Start:24 January 1935
Term End:30 October 1939
Term Start2:20 April 1929
Term End2:2 March 1939
Term Start3:23 March 1939
Term End3:5 August 1943
Birth Date:1 April 1883
Awards:Order of St. Gregory the Great
Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Giacomo Medici, marquess of Vascello (Salerno, 1 April 1883  - Venaria Reale, 15 August 1949) was an Italian Fascist politician who served as Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of the Kingdom of Italy from 1935 to 1939. He was the grandson of Risorgimento general Giacomo Medici.

Biography

Holder of a degree in engineering, he owned industrial and agricultural businesses.[1] He had two children, Luigi Francesco and Elvina.

In 1929 and again in 1934 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies, serving as undersecretary to the presidency of the council of the Mussolini Cabinet from 1935 to 1939.[2] He held the rank of console generale (brigadier general) of the Volunteer Militia for National Security.[3] In 1939 he became a member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations.[4]

He was married to Olga Medici del Vascello.

Notes and References

  1. https://storia.camera.it/deputato/giacomo-medici-del-vascello-18830401/governi#nav Camera dei Deputati
  2. https://storia.camera.it/deputato/giacomo-medici-del-vascello-18830401/governi#nav Camera dei Deputati
  3. http://senato.archivioluce.it/senato-luce/scheda/foto/IL0010034429/12/Luigi-Russo-e-Giacomo-Medici-del-Vascello-posano-lungo-una-via-del-centro-storico-della-capitale.html Roma – Celebrazione del ventennale della Vittoria
  4. https://storia.camera.it/deputato/giacomo-medici-del-vascello-18830401/governi#nav Camera dei Deputati