Jean Casimir-Perier

See also: Périer, Casimir-Perier

Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (Paris, November 8th 1847 - idem, March 11th 1907) is a statesman French, President of the French Republic (June 27th 1894 - January 16th 1895) under the Third Republic.

Biography

Origins

Jean Casimir-Perier is the son of Auguste Casimir-Perier (1811 - 1876), Minister of Interior Department in the government of Adolphe Thiers, and grandson of Casimir Perier (1777 - 1832), president of the Council under Louis-Philippe I {{er}} during the mode of the Monarchie of July. He studied with the Lycée Condorcet.

Marriage and children

He marries with Paris the April 17th 1873, Helene Perier-Vitet which will give him two children: Claude (1880-1915, Died for France) and Germaine (Mrs. Sommier, 1885-1968)

Political career

It entered the public life as secretary of its father, who was Minister of Interior Department in the Thiers ministry.

In 1874 it was elected general adviser of the Aube and was sent by this department to the House of Commons at the time of the general elections of 1876 and it was always re-elected until he became president of the Republic. In spite of the traditions of its family, it joined the group of the Republicans of left and was one of the 363 which were opposed to the Sixteen-May (1877). He refused to vote the expulsion of the princes in 1883 and resigned as appointed when the law was promulgated, because of his personal bonds with the family of Orleans.

The August 17th 1883 he became under-secretary of State to the war, posts that he occupied until the January 7th 1885. Of 1890 with 1892 he was vice-president of the Room, then in 1893 president. The December 3rd he became president of the council with the wallet of the foreign affairs, but he resigned in May 1894 and was re-elected president of the room.

President of the Republic

The June 24th 1894, after the assassination of president Carnot, it was elected president of the Republic by 451 votes against 195 for Henri Brisson and 97 for Charles Dupuy. Its presidency lasted only six months. The resignation of the Dupuy ministry the January 14th 1895 was followed the shortly after his. He explained it by the fact why he saw himself been unaware of by the ministers, who did not consult it before making decisions and did not inform it of the political events, especially in the field of the foreign affairs.

End of its life

As from this moment it gave up the policy completely and was devoted to the businesses - especially with mining. During the judgment of Alfred Dreyfus with Rennes, its testimony, opposed to that of the general Draper, was very useful for the cause of the defendant.

Electoral mandates

Governmental functions

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