Auguste Casimir-Perier
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Auguste Victor Laurent Casimir-Perier (1811 – June 6, 1876) was a French
diplomat
and political leader. He was the son of Casimir Pierre Perier
and the father of President Jean Casimir-Perier
.
He entered the diplomatic service, being attached successively to the London
, Brussels
and St Petersburg embassies and in 1843 became minister plenipotentiary at Hanover
.
In 1846 he resigned from the service to enter the legislature as deputy
for the département
of Seine
, a constituency which he exchanged for another one in the département of Aube
after the Revolution of 1848.
On the establishment of the Second Empire
he retired temporarily from public life, and devoted himself to economic questions of which he published a series of works, notably Les Finances et la politique (1863), dealing with the interaction of political institutions and finance. He contested Grenoble
unsuccessfully in 1863 against the imperial candidate, Casimir Royer; and failed again for Aube in 1869.
In 1871 he was returned by three départements to the National Assembly
, and elected to sit for Aube. He was minister of the interior for a few months from October 11, 1871 to February 6, 1872, and his retirement deprived Thiers
of one of the strongest elements in his cabinet. He also joined the short-lived ministry of May 1873 (May 18 to 25). He consistently opposed all efforts in the direction of a monarchical restoration, but on the definite constitution of the republic became a life senator
, declining Mac-Mahon's invitation to form the first cabinet under the new constitution
. He died in Paris
.
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...
diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and political leader. He was the son of Casimir Pierre Perier
Casimir Pierre Perier
Casimir Pierre Perier was a French statesman, President of the Council during the July Monarchy, when he headed the conservative Parti de la résistance .-Life:...
and the father of President Jean Casimir-Perier
Jean 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...
.
He entered the diplomatic service, being attached successively to the London
London
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, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and St Petersburg embassies and in 1843 became minister plenipotentiary at Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
.
In 1846 he resigned from the service to enter the legislature as deputy
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...
for the département
Départements of France
The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...
of Seine
Seine (département)
Seine was a département of France encompassing Paris and its immediate suburbs. Its préfecture was Paris and its official number was 75. The Seine département was abolished in 1968 and its territory divided among four new départements....
, a constituency which he exchanged for another one in the département of Aube
Aube
Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants.- History :Aube is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
after the Revolution of 1848.
On the establishment of the Second Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
he retired temporarily from public life, and devoted himself to economic questions of which he published a series of works, notably Les Finances et la politique (1863), dealing with the interaction of political institutions and finance. He contested Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
unsuccessfully in 1863 against the imperial candidate, Casimir Royer; and failed again for Aube in 1869.
In 1871 he was returned by three départements to the 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 elected to sit for Aube. He was minister of the interior for a few months from October 11, 1871 to February 6, 1872, and his retirement deprived Thiers
Adolphe Thiers
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French politician and historian. was a prime minister under King Louis-Philippe of France. Following the overthrow of the Second Empire he again came to prominence as the French leader who suppressed the revolutionary Paris Commune of 1871...
of one of the strongest elements in his cabinet. He also joined the short-lived ministry of May 1873 (May 18 to 25). He consistently opposed all efforts in the direction of a monarchical restoration, but on the definite constitution of the republic became a life senator
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...
, declining Mac-Mahon's invitation to form the first cabinet under the new constitution
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
. He died in 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...
.