Armand Fallières, French statesman

Clément Armand Fallières (November 6, 1841 - June 22, 1931), was a French politician, president of the French republic from 1906 to 1913. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

He was born at Mézin in the département of Lot-et-Garonne, France, where his father was clerk of the peace. He studied law and became an advocate at Nérac, beginning his public career there as municipal councillor (1868), afterwards mayor (1871), and as councillor-general of the département of Lot-et-Garonne (1871). Being an ardent Republican, he lost this position in May 1873 upon the fall of Thiers, but in February 1876 was elected deputy for Nérac. In the chamber he sat with the Republican Left, signed the protestation of May 18, 1877, and was re-elected in October by his constituency. The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ... Law (a loanword from Danish- Norwegian lov), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... In political science, a republican (lowercase r) is a person who advocates the establishment of a republic as a form of government, in contrast to a monarchist and focused more on republican ideals than democratic. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Adolphe Thiers (April 16, 1797 _ September 3, 1877) was a French statesman and historian. ... Leftism can refer to: Left-wing politics An album by Leftfield ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1880 he became under-secretary of state in the department of the interior in the Jules Ferry ministry (May 1880 to November 1881). From August 7, 1882 to February 20, 1883 he was minister of the interior, and for a month (from January 29, 1883) was prime minister. His ministry had to face the question of the expulsion of the pretenders to the throne of France, owing to the proclamation by Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte (January 1883). Fallières, who was ill at the time, was not able to face the storm of opposition, and resigned when the senate rejected his project. In the following November, however, he was chosen as minister of public instruction by Jules Ferry, and carried out various reforms in the school system. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jules Ferry, French statesman Jules François Camille Ferry (April 5, 1832 - March 17, 1893) was a French statesman. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page is a list of French prime ministers. ... The Senate (in French : le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ...

He resigned with the ministry in March 1885. Again becoming minister of the interior in Maurice Rouvier's cabinet in May 1887, he exchanged his portfolio in December for that of justice. He returned to the ministry of the interior in February 1889, and finally took the department of justice from March 1890 to February 1892. In June 1890 his département (Lot-et-Garonne) elected him to the senate by 417 votes to 23. There Fallières remained independent of party struggles, although maintaining his influence among the Republicans. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Maurice Rouvier, French statesman Maurice Rouvier (April 17, 1842 - June 7, 1911) was a French statesman. ...

In March 1899 he was elected president of the senate, and retained that position until January 1906, when he was chosen by a union of the groups of the Left in both chambers as candidate for the presidency of the republic. He was elected on the first ballot by 449 votes againt 371 for his opponent, Paul Doumer. Categories: Stub | 1857 births | 1932 deaths | Presidents of France ...

Fallières' Ministry, 29 January - 21 February 1883

• Armand Fallières - President of the Council, interim Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior, and Minister of Worship
• Jean Thibaudin - Minister of War
• Pierre Tirard - Minister of Finance
• Paul Devès - Minister of Justice
• François de Mahy - Minister of Agriculture and interim Minister of Marine and Colonies
• Jules Duvaux - Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
• Anne Charles Hérisson - Minister of Public Works
• Adolphe Cochery - Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
• Pierre Legrand - Minister of Commerce

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