ix - Mar se ille ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁chem istry . ▁ ▁Career ▁Charles - R oux ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁by ▁working ▁for ▁his ▁father ' s ▁company . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Marse ille ▁chamber ▁of ▁commerce . ▁ ▁Charles - R oux ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁Trans at lant ique , ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Fra iss inet , ▁the ▁Comp anie ▁des ▁Mess ager ies ▁Mar it imes , ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁des ▁correspond ances ▁fl uv ial es ▁du ▁Ton kin , ▁the ▁Dist iller ies ▁de ▁la ▁Méd iter ran ée ▁and ▁the ▁Ban que ▁de ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁Company , ▁eventually ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁vice ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁Charles - R oux ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁colonial ▁emp ire ▁and ▁free ▁market ▁econom ics , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Lé on ▁Say . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁Marse ille ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁supported ▁pro - F rench ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁French ▁sh ipping ▁companies . ▁ ▁Charles - R oux ▁was ▁a ▁collect