1910 - Constantin Cantacuzino-Paşcanu - fost preşedinte al Camerei Deputaţilor

Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu (1856–January 30, 1927) was a

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n politician. Born into the

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n branch of the ''boyar'' Cantacuzino family, his father Lascarache was a ''vornic''. After completing legal studies at the

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, Cantacuzino returned home and joined the Conservative Party. He was first elected deputy in 1891 and senator in 1903. From the time of its founding in 1908, he was a prominent member of the

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. Cantacuzino served as President of the Assembly of Deputies twice: February to April 1907 and December 1912 to January 1914. A number of laws were passed under his watch, including one for organizing the

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and another ratifying the Treaty of Bucharest. In the summer of 1914, he took part in the meetings of the Crown Council held at

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, arguing for Romania's neutrality in World War I. Two years later, he took part in the Crown Council meeting at

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, voting for Romania's entry into the war on the side of the Allies. He became a senator by right in 1926,Ion Mamina, ''Monarhia constituțională în România'', p. 384. Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică, 2000. and died the following year at Neuilly-sur-Seine. Dinu C. Giurescu, ''Dicționar biografic de istorie a României'', p. 111. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cantacuzino-Pascanu, Constantin 1856 births 1927 deaths Constantin University of Paris alumni Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) politicians Conservative-Democratic Party politicians Romanian expatriates in France