Charles-Louis Pinson de Ménerville
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Charles-Louis Pinson de Ménerville (1808–1876), the first president of the court of appeals in Algiers
, was born in Paris on April 8, 1808.
In 1831, just after the French conquest of Algeria
, Ménerville was appointed secretary of the health department of the port of Algiers. In 1834, he became a defence lawyer before the tribunal of Algiers. In 1842, he became a judge at Philippeville
. In 1844, when the tribunal at Bône
was established, he was appointed its head. He was named vice-president of the Algiers tribunal in 1849 and counsellor to the court in 1852. He became a chevalier of Légion d’honneur in 1858, president of the chamber in 1864 and an officer of the order in 1869. He assumed the highest position in the Algerian court system on November 14, 1874 when he became president of the court. He was still in this post when he died suddenly in June 1876.
He produced a three-volume Dictionnaire de la législation algérienne, code annoté et mantiel raisonné des lois, ordonnances, décrets, décisions et arrêtés publiés au « Bulletin officiel des actes du gouvernment ».
In 1873, the town of Thénia
was named Ménerville after him . The town retained the name until a few years after independence in 1962, when it reverted to its earlier Arabic name.
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, was born in Paris on April 8, 1808.
In 1831, just after the French conquest of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, Ménerville was appointed secretary of the health department of the port of Algiers. In 1834, he became a defence lawyer before the tribunal of Algiers. In 1842, he became a judge at Philippeville
Skikda
Skikda is a city in north eastern Algeria and a port on the Gulf of Stora, the ancient Sinus Numidicus. It was known as Philippeville until the end of the Algerian War of Independence in 1962...
. In 1844, when the tribunal at Bône
Bone
Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue...
was established, he was appointed its head. He was named vice-president of the Algiers tribunal in 1849 and counsellor to the court in 1852. He became a chevalier of Légion d’honneur in 1858, president of the chamber in 1864 and an officer of the order in 1869. He assumed the highest position in the Algerian court system on November 14, 1874 when he became president of the court. He was still in this post when he died suddenly in June 1876.
He produced a three-volume Dictionnaire de la législation algérienne, code annoté et mantiel raisonné des lois, ordonnances, décrets, décisions et arrêtés publiés au « Bulletin officiel des actes du gouvernment ».
In 1873, the town of Thénia
Thénia
Thénia , with around 40,000 inhabitants, is the chief town in the daïra of the same name, in the wilaya of Boumerdès, in Kabylie in northern Algeria...
was named Ménerville after him . The town retained the name until a few years after independence in 1962, when it reverted to its earlier Arabic name.