Agénor Bardoux
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Agénor Bardoux was a French
statesman
and republican
, son of Jacques Bardoux (Moulins
, 3 February 1795 - Clermont-Ferrand
, 8 January 1871) and wife Thérèse Pignet (Limoges
, 6 April 1807 - St. Saturnin, 25 March 1883).
A native of Bourges
, he was established as an advocate
in Clermont-Ferrand
, and did not hesitate to proclaim his Republican sympathies. In 1871 he was elected deputy of the French National Assembly
, and re-elected in 1876 and in 1877. In the chamber he was president of the group of the centre-left
, standing strongly for the republic but against anti-clericalism
. In the republican chamber elected after May 16, 1877, he became minister of public instruction
(December 1877), and proposed various republican laws, notably on compulsory primary education. He resigned in 1879. He was not re-elected in 1881, but in December 1882 was named senator for life
.
Married in Montpellier
on 15 July 1873 Clémence Villa (Millau
, 26 December 1847 - Paris
, 2 December 1939), daughter of Achille Villa (Millau
, 17 April 1818 - Millau
, 7 April 1901) and wife Sophie Bimar (Montpellier
, 13 October 1824 - Montpellier
, 6 February 1885), by whom he had at least one son, the French senator and academic Achille Octave Marie Jacques Bardoux. One of his descendants, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
(born 1926) was president of France from 1974 until 1981.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
statesman
Statesman
A statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
and republican
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
, son of Jacques Bardoux (Moulins
Moulins, Allier
Moulins is a commune in central France, capital of the Allier department.Among its many tourist attractions are the Maison Mantin the Anne de Beaujeu Museum.-History:...
, 3 February 1795 - Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
, 8 January 1871) and wife Thérèse Pignet (Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, 6 April 1807 - St. Saturnin, 25 March 1883).
A native of Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
, he was established as an advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
in Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
, and did not hesitate to proclaim his Republican sympathies. In 1871 he was elected deputy of the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
, and re-elected in 1876 and in 1877. In the chamber he was president of the group of the centre-left
Centre-left
Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
, standing strongly for the republic but against anti-clericalism
Anti-clericalism
Anti-clericalism is a historical movement that opposes religious institutional power and influence, real or alleged, in all aspects of public and political life, and the involvement of religion in the everyday life of the citizen...
. In the republican chamber elected after May 16, 1877, he became minister of public instruction
Minister of National Education (France)
The Ministry of National Education, Youth, and Sport , or simply "Minister of National Education," as the title has changed no small number of times in the course of the Fifth Republic) is the French government cabinet member charged with running France's public educational system and with the...
(December 1877), and proposed various republican laws, notably on compulsory primary education. He resigned in 1879. He was not re-elected in 1881, but in December 1882 was named senator for life
Senator for life
A senator for life is a member of the senate or equivalent upper chamber of a legislature who has life tenure. , 7 Italian Senators out of 322, 4 out of the 47 Burundian Senators and all members of the British House of Lords have lifetime tenure...
.
Married in Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
on 15 July 1873 Clémence Villa (Millau
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
, 26 December 1847 - Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 2 December 1939), daughter of Achille Villa (Millau
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
, 17 April 1818 - Millau
Millau
Millau is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is located at the confluence of the Tarn and Dourbie rivers.-History:...
, 7 April 1901) and wife Sophie Bimar (Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, 13 October 1824 - Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, 6 February 1885), by whom he had at least one son, the French senator and academic Achille Octave Marie Jacques Bardoux. One of his descendants, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing is a French centre-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981...
(born 1926) was president of France from 1974 until 1981.