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Jules Develle (French pronunciation:[ʒyldəvɛl]; 12 April 1845 – 30 October 1919) was a French politician.
He was born inBar-le-Duc to Claude Charles Develle, an insurance agent, and Anne Marguerite Rousselot.[1] He studied law and became a lawyer. He discovered his passion for political activity as a secretary ofJules Grévy. He was then appointed prefect but he was removed later on because of his political thoughts (1877). He held 13 cabinet posts during theThird Republic includingMinister of Justice, Minister of Agriculture andMinister of Foreign Affairs in 1893. increasing the influence of France in Indochina, and also participating in the end of the alliance between France and Russia.
Later, once more a simple deputy, he opposed socialism and income tax. In 1898 he lost an election to the antisemitic nationalistHenry Ferrette [fr], victim of the fallout of theDreyfus affair, and another in 1899, even more soundly, to another anti-Dreyfus candidate inLouviers.
He died in Paris in 1919.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1893 | Succeeded by |
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