Pierre Henri Édouard Bocher (16 February 1811, Paris - 2 May 1900, Paris) was a French politician.
Life
Édouard Bocher was born on 16 February 1811 in Paris, son of a Paris
stockbroker
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Étampes
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Étampes, together with the neighboring c ...
in 1834. In 1834 he married Aline de Laborde (1811-1885), second daughter of comte
and an accomplished lady of letters. They had two children:
*Emmanuel Bocher (1835-1919), officer, writer, pianist, painter, editor of the complete works of
Gavarni
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Early career
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and great friend of
Sarah Bernhardt
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*Valentin Bocher (1840-1849)
In 1839 Édouard Bocher was made prefect for
Gers
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, then in 1841 for
Toulouse
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and in 1842 for
Caen
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Second French Empire
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, he and others were put in charge of dealing with the property of
Louis-Philippe I
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As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary War ...
and his family.
In 1871 he was elected to represent Calvados, sitting in the centre-right group, of which he became president. He was senator for Calvados from 1876 to 1894, sitting on the right.
A great book collector, he assembled a remarkable collection of rare books. He was a close friend of
Alfred de Musset
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