Antonin Dubost (6 April 1842 – 16 April 1921) 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
The Democratic Alliance (french: Alliance démocratique, AD), originally called Democratic Republican Alliance (, ARD), was a French political party created in 1901 by followers of Léon Gambetta such as Raymond Poincaré, who would be presiden ...
.
Dubost was born at
L'Arbresle
L'Arbresle () is a commune of the Rhône department, eastern France. Composer Claude Terrasse and inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier were born in L'Arbresle.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of ...
,
Rhône
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. He was a candidate for
President of the French Republic
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is ...
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. He died in
Paris
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, aged 79.
Political career
In the government of
Jean Casimir-Perier
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (; 8 November 1847 – 11 March 1907) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1894 to 1895.
Biography
He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier, the grandson of Casimir Pierr ...
, Dubost served as Minister of Justice between 1893 and 1894. He served as Senator for
Isère from 1897 to 1921. In January 1906,
Armand Fallières
Clément Armand Fallières (; 6 November 1841 – 22 June 1931) was a French statesman who was President of France from 1906 to 1913.
He was born at Mézin in the ''département'' of Lot-et-Garonne, France, where his father was clerk of ...
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
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is ...
. 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.
See also
*
List of presidents of the Senate of France
References
1842 births
1921 deaths
People from L'Arbresle
Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Republican Union (France) politicians
Democratic Republican Alliance politicians
French Ministers of Justice
Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
French Senators of the Third Republic
Senators of Isère
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