Jules Develle (12 April 1845 – 30 October 1919) was a French politician.

Biography

He was born in

Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France. The lower, more moder ...

to Claude Charles Develle, an insurance agent, and Anne Marguerite Rousselot.Develle Genealogy
/ref> He studied law and became a lawyer. He discovered his passion for political activity as a secretary of

Jules Grévy François Judith Paul Grévy (15 August 1807 – 9 September 1891), known as Jules Grévy (), was a French lawyer and politician who served as President of France from 1879 to 1887. He was a leader of the Moderate Republicans, and given that hi ...

. He was then appointed prefect but he was removed later on because of his political thoughts (1877). He was 13 times French Minister during the Third Republic including

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 ...

, Minister of Agriculture and

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in 1893. He died in Paris in 1919.

References

1845 births 1919 deaths People from Bar-le-Duc Politicians of the French Third Republic French Ministers of Agriculture French Foreign Ministers French Ministers of Justice Senators of Meuse (department) {{Meuse-politician-stub