Orleanist deputy who moved the quaestors' proposal of 1851 to give the Assembly troops of its own
Born at Agen in 1800, the son of a wood engraver, he practised law there and long commanded the Agen National Guard under the July Monarchy. He supported the February Revolution and was elected to the Constituent Assembly for the Lot-et-Garonne in 1848, sitting as an Orleanist in the Party of Order. Re-elected in 1849, he became a quaestor of the Assembly and, to defend its prerogatives, co-authored the quaestors' proposal of 6 November 1851. For that he was arrested in the coup of 2 December, held a month in Mazas prison and expelled to Belgium. He returned under the amnesty of 1859 and practised law in Paris, was elected to the National Assembly in 1871 and became a life senator in 1875.
Activities and affiliations
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1821–1848
Law and justice
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1848–1851
France state institutionsDeputy and quaestor of the AssemblyMain
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1871–1881
Legislature and state representation
Career Timeline
- 1821Lawyer at Agen
- 1848–1851Deputy for the Lot-et-Garonne
- 1849–1851Quaestor of the Assembly
- 1851–1859Arrested in the coup; expelled to Belgium
- 1871Deputy to the National Assembly; quaestor
- 1875–1881Life senator