Joseph Chaumié (17 March 1849 – 19 July 1919) was a French politician, Senator for

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Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Òlt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

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and although he was a successful student, he was unsuccessful in obtaining permission to practice at the bar in Paris, probably due to the influence of police reports which described him as a revolutionary. He returned to Agen where he practised law. In 1886, he was elected to the town council in Agen and served as mayor from 1896 to 1900. He was elected to the Senate in 1897. He was one of those who worked with

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to create the

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, of which he was vice-president. A highly regarded orator and active member of the Senate, he served as Education minister 1902 to 1905 in the government of

Émile Combes Émile Justin Louis Combes (; 6 September 183525 May 1921) was a French statesman and freemason who led the Bloc des gauches's cabinet from June 1902 to January 1905. Career Émile Combes was born in Roquecourbe, Tarn. He studied for the pri ...

and then

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in until 1906 in the second and third governments of

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. Under Combes, he oversaw the integration of the staff of the

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into the

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. He represented the government at

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's funeral and other key events. He was a strong supporter of the separation of church and state enshrined in the

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, a law which had a great impact on education. After he left government he became involved in a dispute with

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's newspaper '' Le Matin'', which accused him of nepotism and favouritism. He claimed that he was being attacked because he refused to share documents on the

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with the paper and began a libel () action, eventually winning his case. These events put a strain on his health and he was afterwards much less active in the Senate. He died at Clermont-Dessous in Lot-et-Garonne in 1919. His sons

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(1877–1920),

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(1880–1966), and

Emmanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...

(1890–1934), were all active in politics.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaumie, Joseph 1849 births 1919 deaths People from Agen Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Democratic Republican Alliance politicians French Ministers of Justice French Ministers of National Education French Senators of the Third Republic Senators of Lot-et-Garonne University of Paris alumni