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Henri Brisson | |
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 28 June 1898 – 1 November 1898 | |
| President | Félix Faure |
| Preceded by | Jules Méline |
| Succeeded by | Charles Dupuy |
| In office 6 April 1885 – 7 January 1886 | |
| President | Jules Grévy |
| Preceded by | Jules Ferry |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Freycinet |
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| Born | 31 July 1835 Bourges,Kingdom of France |
| Died | 14 April 1912(1912-04-14) (aged 76) Paris,France |
| Political party | Radical |
Eugène Henri Brisson (French:[ɑ̃ʁibʁisɔ̃]; 31 July 1835 – 14 April 1912) was a French statesman,Prime Minister of France for a period in 1885-1886 and again in 1898.[1]
He was born atBourges (Cher), and followed his father's profession of advocate. Having made his mark in opposition during the last days of the empire, he was appointed deputy-mayor ofParis after the government was overthrown. He was elected to the Assembly on 8 February 1871, as a member of the extremeLeft. While not approving of theCommune, he was the first to propose amnesty for the condemned (on 13 September 1871), but the proposal was voted down. He strongly supported compulsory primary education, and was firmly anti-clerical. He was president of the chamber from 1881 — replacingLéon Gambetta — to March 1885, when he became prime minister upon the resignation ofJules Ferry; but he resigned when, after thegeneral elections of that year, he only just obtained a majority for the vote of credit for theTonkin expedition.[2]
He remained conspicuous as a public man, took a prominent part in exposing thePanama scandals, was a strong candidate for the presidency of France after the murder ofPresident Carnot in 1894; however, he lost toJean Casimir-Perier. Brisson was once againpresident of the chamber from December 1894 to 1898. Brisson stood once again as a candidate for the presidency of France in 1895, but lost once again toFélix Faure.[2] Following the1898 French legislative election, whilst the country was violently excited over theDreyfus affair, the incumbentPremier,Jules Méline, lost the confidence of theChamber of Deputies - subsequently allowing Brisson be re-appointed as Premier and form a new cabinet in June 1898.[3][4] Brisson's firmness and honesty increased popular respect for him, but a chance vote on a matter of especial excitement[clarification needed] overthrew his ministry in October. As a leader of the radicals he actively supported the ministries ofWaldeck-Rousseau andCombes, especially concerning the laws on the religious orders and the separation of church and state. In May 1906, he was re-elected president of the chamber of deputies by 500 out of 581 votes.[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brisson, Eugène Henri".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 574.
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| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1881–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1885–1886 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1894–1898 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 1898 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1898 | |
| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1904–1905 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Chamber of Deputies 1906–1912 | Succeeded by |
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