Antonin Dubost
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Antonin Dubost was a French
journalist, State Councillor and Senator. He served as President of the French Senate from 1906 to 1920. He was a member of the Democratic Republican Alliance
.
He was a candidate for President of the French Republic
in 1913. As President of the Senate during all of the first World War, he was a strong advocate of forcing Germany to make reparations.
He co-authored a book on the history of legal enforcement, studying the use of imprisonment and deportation.
, Dubost served as Minister of Justice between 1893 and 1984. He served as Senator for Isère
from 1897 to 1921. In January 1906, Armand Fallières
stood down as President of the French Senate and Dubost was elected in his place. Fallières went on to become the President of the French Republic
. He was serving as a Senator at the time of his death.
He was involved in French politics from the foundation of the French Republic in 1870. He was a Counselor of State, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for seventeen years and as a Senator for twenty-four years.
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...
journalist, State Councillor and Senator. He served as President of the French Senate from 1906 to 1920. He was a member of the Democratic Republican Alliance
Democratic Republican Alliance
The Democratic Republican Alliance was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta, such as Raymond Poincaré who would be president of the Council in the 1920s...
.
He was a candidate for President of the French Republic
President of the French Republic
The President of the French Republic colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France's elected Head of State....
in 1913. As President of the Senate during all of the first World War, he was a strong advocate of forcing Germany to make reparations.
He co-authored a book on the history of legal enforcement, studying the use of imprisonment and deportation.
Political career
In the government of Jean Casimir-PerierJean Casimir-Perier
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic.-Biography:He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier and the grandson of Casimir Pierre Perier, premier of Louis Philippe...
, Dubost served as Minister of Justice between 1893 and 1984. He served as Senator for Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
from 1897 to 1921. In January 1906, Armand Fallières
Armand Fallières
Clément Armand Fallières was a French politician, president of the French republic from 1906 to 1913.He was born at Mézin in the département of Lot-et-Garonne, France, where his father was clerk of the peace...
stood down as President of the French Senate and Dubost was elected in his place. Fallières went on to become the President of the French Republic
President of the French Republic
The President of the French Republic colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France's elected Head of State....
. He was serving as a Senator at the time of his death.
He was involved in French politics from the foundation of the French Republic in 1870. He was a Counselor of State, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for seventeen years and as a Senator for twenty-four years.