Napoléon, comte Daru (11 June 1807 – 20 February 1890), was a French soldier and politician.

Career

Napoléon Daru was born on 11 June 1807 in Paris. He was the son of Pierre Daru and godson of

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and Joséphine. He studied at the

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, then at the

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and at the École militaire d'application in

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. After becoming second-lieutenant of artillery in 1830, he participated with military honor in the

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. He became

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in 1833. During the

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he was a member of the National Constituent Assembly for Manche from 7 January 1849 to 26 May 1849, and a member of the National Legislative Assembly for Manche from 13 May 1849 to 8 December 1851. During the

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he was a member of the

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for Manche from 6 June 1869 to 4 September 1870. He was a member of the

Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

in 1860, and

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in the cabinet of Émile Ollivier in 1870. After

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dissolved the departmental general councils on 26 December 1870, Daru and Arthur Legrand protested the measure. During the

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Daru was a member of the National Assembly for Manche from 8 February 1871 to 7 March 1876. He belonged to the Orléanist parliamentary group, ''Centre droit''. He was a member of the

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from 30 January 1876 to 4 January 1879. Napoléon Daru died on 20 February 1890 in Paris.

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* * 1807 births 1890 deaths Politicians from Paris Counts of France Party of Order politicians Orléanists Government ministers of France Members of the Chamber of Peers of the July Monarchy Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic Members of the 4th Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the National Assembly (1871) French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Manche 19th-century French military personnel Members of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques {{france-noble-stub