Louis Buffet
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Louis Joseph Buffet was a French statesman
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He was born at Mirecourt
, Vosges. After the revolution
of February 1848 he was elected deputy for the department of the Vosges
, and in the Assembly sat on the right, pronouncing for the repression of the insurrection of June 1848 and for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
. He was minister of agriculture from August to December 1849 and from August to October 1851.
Re-elected deputy in 1863, he was one of the supporters of the "Liberal Empire" of Émile Ollivier
, and was finance minister in Ollivier's cabinet from January to 10 April 1870. He was president of the National Assembly from 4 April 1872 to 10 March 1875, minister of the interior in 1875, and Prime Minister of France
from 1875 to 1876. Having made himself obnoxious to the Republican party, he failed to secure a reëlection to the Assembly
in 1876. Then, elected senator for life
(1876), he pronounced himself in favour of President MacMahon
failed attempt to grasp political control on 16 May 1877.
Buffet had some oratorical talent, but shone most in opposition.
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...
.
He was born at Mirecourt
Mirecourt
Mirecourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France. Mirecourt is known for lace-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, particularly those of the violin family...
, Vosges. After the revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
of February 1848 he was elected deputy for the department of the Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
, and in the Assembly sat on the right, pronouncing for the repression of the insurrection of June 1848 and for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon III of France
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...
. He was minister of agriculture from August to December 1849 and from August to October 1851.
Re-elected deputy in 1863, he was one of the supporters of the "Liberal Empire" of Émile Ollivier
Émile Ollivier
Olivier Émile Ollivier was a French statesman. Although a republican, he served as a cabinet minister under Emperor Napoleon III and led the process of turning his regime into a "liberal Empire".-Early life and career:Émile Ollivier was born in Marseille...
, and was finance minister in Ollivier's cabinet from January to 10 April 1870. He was president of the National Assembly from 4 April 1872 to 10 March 1875, minister of the interior in 1875, and Prime Minister of France
Prime Minister of France
The Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
from 1875 to 1876. Having made himself obnoxious to the Republican party, he failed to secure a reëlection to the 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 ....
in 1876. Then, elected 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...
(1876), he pronounced himself in favour of President MacMahon
Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta
Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon, 1st Duke of Magenta was a French general and politician with the distinction Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1875 and as the first president of the Third Republic, from 1875 to 1879.-Early life:Born in Sully , in the...
failed attempt to grasp political control on 16 May 1877.
Buffet had some oratorical talent, but shone most in opposition.
Buffet's Ministry, 10 March 1875 – 22 February 1876
- Louis Joseph Buffet – President of the Council and Minister of the Interior
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