Jean-Baptiste Boffinton (27 August 1817 – 11 December 1899) was a FrenchBonapartist politician.
Jean-Baptiste Stanislas Boffinton was born on 27 August 1817, inBordeaux, Gironde.[1]He was a member of theNational Assembly forCharente-Inférieure from 11 May 1873 to 7 March 1876, and sat with theAppel au peuple parliamentary group. He was aSenator from 30 January 1876 to 24 January 1885.[1] During his campaign for the senate, Boffinton and the former deputiesAuguste Roy de Loulay andAlfred de Vast-Vimeux signed a circular in which they declared,
"In the day of peril, on the 24th of May, we have placedMarshal MacMahon in power, that is to say that respecting the rights conferred on him by the Constitution we shall support with all our energy the government which has so clearly affirmed its desire to combat the spread of anti-social doctrines and revolutionary programs. But when the time comes to revise the Constitution, as supporters of theappel au peuple (plebiscite), we will demand the right of the nation to pronounce directly on the form of its government."[2]
Jean-Baptiste Boffinton died on 11 December 1899 inArcachon, Gironde.[1]
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