Pelletan, Eugène
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| Birthname | Pierre Clément Eugène Pelletan | ||||
| born on | 29 October 1813 at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | St. Palais, France, 43n20, 1e0 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m1e0 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   06°09'   08°33 Asc. 08°28'
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Biography
French writer, journalist and politician.
Eugène Pelletan was an associate of Lamartine, but refused an appointment to the office in the foreign affairs ministry. Elected deputy in 1863, he joined the opposition to the Second Empire regime. His bright and eloquent speeches won him fame as a brilliant orator. Re-elected in 1869, he protested against the war with Prussia and became a member of the Government of National Defense on 4 September 1870. From 31 January to 4 February 1871, Pelletan exercised the duties of public education minister, but he departed for Bordeaux on 6 February.
Elected to the National Assembly in February 1871, he approved the politics of Thiers and became vice-president of the Senate in 1879. In 1884, he was elected senator for life.
He died on 13 December 1884.
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate in Didier Geslain archive, 'p_q' pdf file, p. 56.
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Public speaker (Orator)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist
