Jean Casimir-Périer

president of France
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Also known as: Jean-Paul-Pierre Casimir-Périer
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In full:
Jean-paul-pierre Casimir-périer
Born:
Nov. 8, 1847, Paris, France
Died:
March 11, 1907, Paris (aged 59)

Jean Casimir-Périer (born Nov. 8, 1847, Paris, France—died March 11, 1907, Paris) was a French politician and wealthy businessman who served brief and undistinguished terms as a premier and as the fifth president of the Third Republic. The son of a former minister of the interior, he served as a captain during the Franco-German War (1870–71). In 1876 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a Left Republican from Aube département, serving as the chamber’s vice president (1890–92) and president (1893). On Dec. 4, 1893, he formed his own cabinet, which fell within six months because of his ...(100 of 218 words)