Jacques Piou
Jacques Piou | |
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| File:Jacques Piou (Agence Meurisse, 1913) (cropped and adjusted).jpg Jacques Piou in 1913 | |
| Born | Jacques Gustave Piou 6 August 1838 |
| Died | 12 May 1932 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Popular Liberal Action |
| Spouse | Julie Gentien |
| Children | Léonie Thérèse Piou |
| Parent(s) | Constance Piou Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon |
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Jacques Piou (1838-1932) was a French lawyer and politician.
Early life
Jacques Piou was born on 6 August 1838 in Angers, France.[1][2] His father, Constance Piou, was a politician.[3] His mother, Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon, was an aristocrat.[3] He studied the Law.[1]
Career
Piou started his career as a lawyer in Toulouse.[1] Politically Piou initially supported Royalism and later General Georges Ernest Boulanger, before supporting the Third Republic following Pope Leo XIII's policy of ralliement following his encyclical Au milieu des sollicitudes.[4] He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Haute-Garonne from 1885 to 1893, and from 1898 to 1902.[1] He co-founded Popular Liberal Action, a conservative political party, with Count Albert de Mun in 1901. He then served for Lozère from 1906 to 1919.[1] He authored a biography of Count Albert de Mun that was published in 1925.[2]
Personal life
He married Julie Gentien.[3] They had a daughter, Léonie Thérèse Piou.[3]
Death
He died on 12 May 1932 in Paris.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 National Assembly: Jacques Piou
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jacques Piou, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jacques Piou, GeneaNet
- ↑ Martin jr, Benjamin F. (Autumn 1979). "The Creation of the Action Libérale Populaire: An Example of Party Formation in Third Republic France". French Historical Studies. 9 (4): 661-662.
Further reading
- Martin, Benjamin F. "The Creation of the Action Libérale Populaire: an Example of Party Formation in Third Republic France." French Historical Studies 9.4 (1976): 660-689. online
- 1838 births
- 1932 deaths
- People from Angers
- French Roman Catholics
- Popular Liberal Action politicians
- Republican Federation politicians
- Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 7th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 9th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 10th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of the 11th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of Parliament for Haute-Garonne
- Members of Parliament for Lozère
- French general councillors