Jacques Piou (1838-1932) was a French lawyer and politician.
Jacques Piou | |
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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 |
Early life
editJacques 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
editPiou 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
editHe married Julie Gentien.[3] They had a daughter, Léonie Thérèse Piou.[3]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f National Assembly: Jacques Piou
- ^ a b c Jacques Piou, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ a b c d 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
edit- 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