Jules Anglès | |
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| Born | (1778-07-28)28 July 1778 Grenoble, Isère, France |
| Died | 16 January 1828(1828-01-16) (aged 49) Chateau de Cornillon,Mably, Loire, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Minister of Police |
Jules Jean Baptiste, comte Anglès (28 July 1778 – 16 January 1828) was a French politician who was Minister of Police for a short period in 1814.
Jules Jean Baptiste Anglès was born inGrenoble, Isère, on 28 July 1778.His father was Jean-François Anglès (1736-1828), a lawyer and adviser to the Grand Chamber of the Parliament of Grenoble, who was arrested during theFrench Revolution and spent 18 months in jail before being released on9 Thermidor (27 July 1794).Jules Jean Baptiste Anglès joined theÉcole Polytechnique in December 1799.[1]
Anglès became Auditor at the naval section of the Council of State on 11 February 1806. He was appointed Intendant in Silesia from December 1806, then in Salzburg in April 1809, and then was appointed intendant in Vienna on 27 July 1809. He was mademaître des requêtes on 15 November 1809.The same day he was made a Baron of the Empire and given responsibility for general policing in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris.[1]He was briefly Minister of Police in theprovisional government of 1814.[2]
After the Ministry of the General Police was dissolved in May 1814 by the firstBourbon Restoration, Anglès was assigned to the Council of State.He was made a Councillor of State on 17 March 1815. On 20 March 1815 he followed KingLouis XVIII toGhent, where he edited theMoniteur Royaliste.[1]After the second restoration, on 22 August 1815 he was elected deputy forHautes-Alpes.[2]He was appointed Minister of State to the Privy Council on 19 September 1815.From 29 September 1815 to 19 December 1821 he was Prefect of Police.[1]He replacedÉlie, duc Decazes, at the prefecture of police and was replaced byGuy Delavau.[2]
Anglès died in his Chateau de Cornillon,Mably, Loire, on 16 January 1828, aged 49.[2]
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