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Jacques Hébrard
Jacques Hébrard (21 February 1841 – 5 April 1917) was a French journalist and politician. He was Senator for French India from 1882 to 1891, and Senator (sternwheeler), Senator for Corsica from 1894 to 1903. Early years Jacques Hébrard was born in Grisolles, Tarn-et-Garonne, on 21 February 1841. His brother was Adrien Hébrard(:fr:Adrien Hébrard (homme politique), fr). He contributed to the newspaper ''Le Temps (Paris), Le Temps'', and became director of this paper. Senator Hébrard was elected Senator for French India on 10 January 1882. He ran for election for the Senate after Charles de Freycinet, who had been elected for both the Seine and for French India, chose to represent the Seine. He won by 41 votes against 6 for Edmond About, his sole competitor. He replaced Pierre Desbassyns de Richemont. He held office until 10 January 1891. Hébrard sat with the left, and consistently voted with the Senate majority. He voted for the policy of the opportunistic ministries, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Senators Of French India
Following is a list of senators of French India, people who have represented the colony of French India in the Senate (France), Senate of France. Officially called the Établissements français dans l'Inde, the colony consisted of five small enclaves, of which Puducherry (city), Pondicherry was the largest. Third Republic Senators for French India under the French Third Republic were:Annuaire des Établissements français dans l'Inde pour l'année 1932. * Pierre Desbassyns de Richemont (36 March 1876–1882) * Jacques Hébrard (8 January 1882–1891) * Jules Godin (11 January 1891–1909) * Étienne Flandin (7 January 1909–1922) died in office * Henri Gaebelé (9 March 1922–1924) resigned * Paul Bluysen (9 December 1924–1928) died in office * Docteur Eugène Le Moignic (1928–1944) Fourth Republic Senators for French India under the French Fourth Republic were: * Maurice Paquirissamypoullé (1947–1955) * Caïlacha Subbiah (1947–1948) References Sources * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senators Of French India
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French Journalists
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1917 Deaths
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1841 Births
Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom and Qishan of the Qing dynasty agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the island records a population of about 7,500. * January 27 – The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered, and named by James Clark Ross. * January 28 – Ross discovers the "Victoria Barrier", later known as the Ross Ice Shelf. On the same voyage, he discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land and Mount Terror. * January 30 – **El Salvador proclaims itself an independent republic, bringing an end to the Federal Republic of Central America. **A fire destroys two-thirds of the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. * February 4 – The first known reference is made to Groundhog Day, celebrated in North America, in the diary of a James Morris. * February 10 – The Act of Union (''British North America Act'', 1840) is proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbonne Law
The Law on the Freedom of the Press of 29 July 1881 (), often called the Press Law of 1881 or the Lisbonne Law after its rapporteur, , is a law that defines the freedoms and responsibilities of the media and publishers in France. It provides a legal framework for publications and regulates the display of advertisements on public roads. Although it has been amended several times since its enactment, it remains in force to the present day. It is often regarded as the foundational legal statement on freedom of the press and freedom of speech in France, inspired by Article 11 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 26 August 1789. At the same time, the law imposes legal obligations on publishers and criminalises certain specific behaviours (called "press offences"), particularly concerning defamation. History The Press Law was passed under the French Third Republic in 1881 by the then-dominant Opportunist Republicans who sought to liberalise the press and promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Boulanger
Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger (29 April 1837 – 30 September 1891), nicknamed Général Revanche ("General Revenge"), was a French general and politician. An enormously popular public figure during the second decade of the Third Republic, he won multiple elections. At the zenith of his popularity in January 1889, he was feared to be powerful enough to establish himself as dictator. His base of support was the working-class districts of Paris and other cities, plus rural traditionalist Catholics and royalists. He introduced an obsessive and almost pathological anti-German sentiment, known as revanchism, which demanded the complete destruction of Imperial Germany as vengeance for the defeat and fall of the Second French Empire during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), into French culture and accordingly laid the foundations for the outbreak of the First World War. The elections of September 1889 marked a decisive defeat for the Boulangists. Changes in the electoral la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Freycinet
Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet (; 14 November 1828 – 14 May 1923) was a French statesman who served four times as Prime Minister during the Third Republic. He also served an important term as Minister of War (1888–1893). He belonged to the Moderate Republican faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteenth member to occupy a seat in the Académie Française. Biography Early years Freycinet was born at Foix ( Ariège) of a Protestant family and was the nephew of Louis de Freycinet, a French navigator and the grandson of Élisabeth-Antoinette-Catherine Armand, ''(Directory of the nobility of France and the sovereign houses of Europe''), André Borel d'Hauterive a French pastellist. Charles Freycinet was educated at the ''École Polytechnique''. He entered government service as a mining engineer (see X-Mines). In 1858 he was appointed traffic manager to the ''Compagnie de chemins de fer du Midi'', a post in which he showed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Temps (Paris)
(, ''The Times'') was one of Paris's most important daily newspapers from 25 April 1861 to 30 November 1942. It was a serious paper of record. Founded in 1861 by Edmund Chojecki (writing under the pen name "Charles Edmond") and Auguste Nefftzer, was under Nefftzer's direction for ten years, when took his place, and for nearly 45 years directed the newspaper with an iron hand until his death in 1914. He was succeeded by his sons Émile (1914), and Adrien Jr. (1925) and by Louis Mills (1929). Soon after Mills's death in 1931, became a public limited company. Adrien Hébrard and his successors left substantial freedom to the editorial room and the newspaper had the reputation of keeping its journalists for a long time. always remained moderate politically. The early issues of the newspaper reflected Nefftzer's liberal philosophy and had considerable trouble achieving readership. He frequently had to turn to friends in Alsace who were able to help support financially. Eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Hébrard
Adrien is a given name and surname, and the French spelling for the name Adrian. It is also the masculine form of the feminine name Adrienne. It may refer to: People Given name * Adrien (dancer) (1816–1870), French dancer and choreographer * Adrien Albert (1907–1989), Australian chemist * Adrien Albert Marie de Mun (1841–1914), French political figure, nobleman, journalist, and social reformer * Adrien Alpini (1889–1950), French racing cyclist * Adrien André (1884–1965), French politician * Adrien Anneet (1908–?), Belgian Olympic boxer * Adrien Arcand (1899–1967), Canadian politician, writer, and journalist * Adrien Aron (1902–1969), French tennis- and bridge player, and philately specialist * Adrien Arsenault (1889–1941), lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island * Adrien Atiman (c. 1866–1956), French West African Catholic catechist and medical doctor * Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), French astronomer * Adrien Backscheider (born 1992), French cros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Desbassyns De Richemont
Pierre-Philippe-Alexandre Panon Desbassyns de Richemont (29 January 1833 – 11 November 1912) was a French archaeologist, historian and politician. Between 1871 and 1882 he represented French India first in the National Assembly and then in the Senate. Birth and family Pierre Desbassyns de Richemont was born on 29 January 1833 in Paris. He was descended from Augustin Panon (1664–1749), a carpenter who was born in Toulon and emigrated to Réunion in 1689. Augustin's son was Augustin Panon (Réunion: 1694–1772), a member of the Pondicherry high council. His son was Henri-Paulin Panon Desbassayns (Réunion: 1732–1800), a planter, captain in the Indies battalion, knight of the Order of Saint Louis and husband of Ombline Desbassayns. Henri's son was Pierre's grandfather, Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont, first count of Richemont (Réunion: 1774–1840), an administrator of the Indies and Deputy of the Meuse. Pierre's parents were Eugène Panon Desbassayns de Richemont, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
