HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (; 4 December 1798 – 28 June 1881) was a French
statesman A statesman or stateswoman typically is a politician who has had a long and respected political career at the national or international level. Statesman or Statesmen may also refer to: Newspapers United States * ''The Statesman'' (Oregon), a ...
.


Biography

Dufaure was born at
Saujon Saujon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Franc ...
, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an advocate at
Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
, where he won a great reputation by his oratorical gifts. He abandoned law for politics and, in 1834, was elected deputy. In 1839, he became minister of public works in the ministry of
Jean-de-Dieu Soult Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia, (; 29 March 1769 – 26 November 1851) was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804 and often called Marshal Soult. Soult was one of only six officers in Frenc ...
, and succeeded in freeing railway construction in France from the obstacles which until then had hampered it. Losing office in 1840, Dufaure became one of the leaders of the Opposition, and on the outbreak of the revolution of 1848, he accepted the Republic and joined the party of moderate republicans. On 13 October, he became minister of the interior under
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (; 15 October 1802 – 28 October 1857) was a French people, French general and politician who served as Cabinet of General Cavaignac, head of the executive power of France between June and December 1848, during the French ...
, but retired on the latter's defeat in the presidential election. During the
Second French Empire The Second French Empire (; officially the French Empire, ), was the 18-year Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 14 January 1852 to 27 October 1870, between the Second and the Third Republic of France. Historians in the 1930s ...
, Dufaure abstained from public life, and practised at the Paris bar with such success that he was elected ''bâtonnier'' in 1862. In 1863, he succeeded to
Étienne-Denis Pasquier Étienne-Denis, duc de Pasquier (21 April 17675 July 1862), ''Chancelier de France'', (a title revived for him by Louis-Philippe in 1837), was a French statesman. In 1842, he was elected a member of the Académie française, and in the same year ...
's seat in the
Académie Française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
. In 1871, he became a member of the Assembly, and proposed
Adolphe Thiers Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers ( , ; 15 April 17973 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian. He was the second elected President of France and first President of the French Third Republic. Thiers was a key figure in the July Rev ...
as President of the Republic. Dufaure became the minister of justice as chief of the party of the "left-centre," and his tenure of office was distinguished by the passage of the jury-law. In 1873, he fell with Thiers, but in 1875 resumed his former post under Louis Buffet, whom he succeeded on 9 March 1876, the first to become president of the council (his predecessors wore the title of vice-presidents of the council). In the same year, he was elected a life senator. On 12 December, he withdrew from the ministry owing to the attacks of the republicans of the left in the chamber and of the conservatives in the senate. After the conservatives' defeat on 16 May, he returned to power on 24 December 1877. Early in 1879, Dufaure took part in compelling the resignation of
Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta (; 13 June 1808 – 17 October 1893) was a French general and politician, with the distinction of Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1 ...
, but immediately afterwards (1 February), worn out by opposition, he retired. As Prime Minister, he served as the Acting President of the Republic on 30 January 1879. See G Picot, ''M. Dufaure, sa vie et ses discours'' (Paris, 1883).


Dufaure's First Government, 19 February 1871 – 18 May 1873

* Jules Dufaure – President of the Council and
Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
*
Jules Favre Jules Claude Gabriel Favre (21 March 1809 – 20 January 1880) was a French statesman and lawyer. After the establishment of the Third Republic in September 1870, he became one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans in the National Assem ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...
*
Adolphe Charles Le Flô ''Adolphe'' is a classic French novel by Benjamin Constant, first published in 1816. It tells the story of an alienated young man, Adolphe, who falls in love with an older woman, Ellénore, the Polish mistress of the Comte de P***. Their illicit ...
Minister of War *
Ernest Picard Louis Joseph Ernest Picard (24 December 1821 – 13 May 1877) was a French politician. Life Louis Joseph Ernest Picard was born in Paris. After taking his doctorate in law in 1846 he joined the Parisian bar. Elected to the ''corps législatif'' i ...
Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
* Louis Buffet
Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
*
Louis Marie Alexis Pothuau Louis Pierre Alexis Pothuau (28 October 1815, Paris – 7 October 1882) was a French naval officer and politician. He served as deputy for Paris, then as a sénateur inamovible. He was twice Minister for the Navy and the Colonies and ended his ...
Minister of Marine and Colonies *
Jules Simon Jules François Simon (; 31 December 1814 – 8 June 1896) was a French statesman and philosopher, and one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans in the Third French Republic. Biography Simon was born at Lorient. His father was a linen-dra ...
Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship * Charles de Larcy – Minister of Public Works * Félix Lambrecht – Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Changes * 25 February 1871 – Augustin Pouyer-Quertier succeeds Buffet as Minister of Finance. * 5 June 1871 –
Ernest Courtot de Cissey Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey (; 1810–1882) was a French general and Prime Minister. de Cissey was born in Paris, educated at the Prytanée National Militaire and, after passing through St Cyr, entered the army in 1832, becoming capt ...
succeeds Le Flô as Minister of War. Félix Lambrecht succeeds Picard as Minister of the Interior.
Victor Lefranc Bernard Edme Victor Etienne Lefranc (3 February 1809 – 12 September 1883), French lawyer and politician, moderate republican, was under the French Third Republic Minister of Agriculture and Trade, then Interior Minister. Life Victor Lefranc w ...
succeeds Lambrecht as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. * 2 August 1871 – The Comte de Rémusat, succeeds Favre as Minister of Foreign Affairs * 11 October 1871 –
Auguste Casimir-Perier Auguste Victor Laurent Casimir-Perier (20 August 1811, Paris – 6 June 1876) was a French diplomat and political leader. He was the son of Prime Minister Casimir Pierre Perier and the father of President Jean Casimir-Perier. He entered the ...
succeeds Lambrecht as Minister of the Interior * 6 February 1872 –
Victor Lefranc Bernard Edme Victor Etienne Lefranc (3 February 1809 – 12 September 1883), French lawyer and politician, moderate republican, was under the French Third Republic Minister of Agriculture and Trade, then Interior Minister. Life Victor Lefranc w ...
succeeds Casimir-Perier as Minister of the Interior. Eugène de Goulard succeeds Lefranc as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. * 23 April 1872 – Eugène de Goulard succeeds Pouyer-Quertier as Minister of Finance. Pierre Teisserenc de Bort succeeds Goulard as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. * 7 December 1872 – Eugène de Goulard succeeds Lefranc as Minister of the Interior.
Léon Say Jean-Baptiste-Léon Say (6 June 1826, Paris – 21 April 1896, Paris) was a French statesman and diplomat. One of the 19th-century's noted economists, he served as French Finance Minister from 1872 until 1883. Biography The Say family is a mos ...
succeeds Goulard as Minister of Finance.
Oscar Bardi de Fourtou Marie François Oscar Bardi de Fourtou (3 January 1836 – 6 December 1897) was a French politician. Born into a bourgeois family, he served as Minister of Transport from 7 December 1872 to 18 May 1873. He also served as Minister of Interior and ...
succeeds Larcy as Minister of Public Works.


Dufaure's Second Government, 18–25 May 1873

* Jules Dufaure – President of the Council and Minister of Justice * Comte de Rémusat – Minister of Foreign Affairs *
Ernest Courtot de Cissey Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey (; 1810–1882) was a French general and Prime Minister. de Cissey was born in Paris, educated at the Prytanée National Militaire and, after passing through St Cyr, entered the army in 1832, becoming capt ...
– Minister of War *
Auguste Casimir-Perier Auguste Victor Laurent Casimir-Perier (20 August 1811, Paris – 6 June 1876) was a French diplomat and political leader. He was the son of Prime Minister Casimir Pierre Perier and the father of President Jean Casimir-Perier. He entered the ...
– Minister of the Interior *
Léon Say Jean-Baptiste-Léon Say (6 June 1826, Paris – 21 April 1896, Paris) was a French statesman and diplomat. One of the 19th-century's noted economists, he served as French Finance Minister from 1872 until 1883. Biography The Say family is a mos ...
– Minister of Finance *
Louis Marie Alexis Pothuau Louis Pierre Alexis Pothuau (28 October 1815, Paris – 7 October 1882) was a French naval officer and politician. He served as deputy for Paris, then as a sénateur inamovible. He was twice Minister for the Navy and the Colonies and ended his ...
– Minister of Marine and Colonies *
William Henry Waddington William Henry Waddington (11 December 182613 January 1894) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister in 1879, and as an Ambassador of France. Early life and education Waddington was born at the Château of Saint-Rémy in Eure-et-Loi ...
– Minister of Public Instruction *
Oscar Bardi de Fourtou Marie François Oscar Bardi de Fourtou (3 January 1836 – 6 December 1897) was a French politician. Born into a bourgeois family, he served as Minister of Transport from 7 December 1872 to 18 May 1873. He also served as Minister of Interior and ...
– Minister of Worship * René Bérenger – Minister of Public Works * Pierre Teisserenc de Bort – Minister of Agriculture and Commerce


Dufaure's Third Government, 23 February – 9 March 1876

* Jules Dufaure – President of the Council and Minister of the Interior and of Justice * Louis Decazes – Minister of Foreign Affairs *
Ernest Courtot de Cissey Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey (; 1810–1882) was a French general and Prime Minister. de Cissey was born in Paris, educated at the Prytanée National Militaire and, after passing through St Cyr, entered the army in 1832, becoming capt ...
– Minister of War *
Eugène Caillaux Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Louis Raymond de Montaignac de Chauvannce – Minister of Marine and Colonies * Henri Wallon – Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship * Vicomte de Meaux – Minister of Agriculture and Commerce


Dufaure's Fourth Government, 9 March – 12 December 1876

* Jules Dufaure – President of the Council and Minister of Justice * Louis Decazes – Minister of Foreign Affairs *
Ernest Courtot de Cissey Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey (; 1810–1882) was a French general and Prime Minister. de Cissey was born in Paris, educated at the Prytanée National Militaire and, after passing through St Cyr, entered the army in 1832, becoming capt ...
– Minister of War * Amable Ricard – Minister of the Interior *
Léon Say Jean-Baptiste-Léon Say (6 June 1826, Paris – 21 April 1896, Paris) was a French statesman and diplomat. One of the 19th-century's noted economists, he served as French Finance Minister from 1872 until 1883. Biography The Say family is a mos ...
– Minister of Finance * Martin Fourichon – Minister of Marine *
William Henry Waddington William Henry Waddington (11 December 182613 January 1894) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister in 1879, and as an Ambassador of France. Early life and education Waddington was born at the Château of Saint-Rémy in Eure-et-Loi ...
– Minister of Public Instruction * Albert Christophle – Minister of Public Works * Pierre Teisserenc de Bort – Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Changes * 11 May 1876 – Émile de Marcère succeeds Ricard as Minister of the Interior. * 15 August 1876 – Jean Auguste Berthaud succeeds Courtot de Cissey as Minister of War.


Dufaure's Fifth Government, 13 December 1877 – 4 February 1879

* Jules Dufaure – President of the Council and Minister of Justice *
William Henry Waddington William Henry Waddington (11 December 182613 January 1894) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister in 1879, and as an Ambassador of France. Early life and education Waddington was born at the Château of Saint-Rémy in Eure-et-Loi ...
– Minister of Foreign Affairs * Jean-Louis Borel – Minister of War * Émile de Marcère – Minister of the Interior *
Léon Say Jean-Baptiste-Léon Say (6 June 1826, Paris – 21 April 1896, Paris) was a French statesman and diplomat. One of the 19th-century's noted economists, he served as French Finance Minister from 1872 until 1883. Biography The Say family is a mos ...
– Minister of Finance *
Louis Marie Alexis Pothuau Louis Pierre Alexis Pothuau (28 October 1815, Paris – 7 October 1882) was a French naval officer and politician. He served as deputy for Paris, then as a sénateur inamovible. He was twice Minister for the Navy and the Colonies and ended his ...
– Minister of Marine and Colonies *
Agénor Bardoux Agénor Bardoux (15 January 1829, Bourges, Cher23 November 1897, Paris) was a French statesman and republican, son of Jacques Bardoux ( Moulins, 3 February 1795Clermont-Ferrand, 8 January 1871) and wife Thérèse Pignet (Limoges, 6 April 1807 St. ...
– Minister of Public Instruction, Fine Arts, and Worship *
Charles de Freycinet Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet (; 14 November 1828 – 14 May 1923) was a French statesman and four times Prime Minister during the Third Republic. He also served an important term as Minister of War (1888–1893). He belonged to the Opp ...
– Minister of Public Works * Pierre Teisserenc de Bort – Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Changes * 16 May 1878 – Henri François Xavier Gresley succeeds Borel as Minister of War.


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dufaure, Jules Armand 1798 births 1881 deaths 19th-century heads of state of France People from Charente-Maritime Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Orléanists French republicans Prime Ministers of France French interior ministers Government ministers of France Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 7th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic Members of the National Assembly (1871) Members of the 1st Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic French life senators Members of the Académie Française