Jacques Piou

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Jacques Piou
Jacques Piou (Agence Meurisse, 1913) (cropped and adjusted).jpg
Jacques Piou in 1913
Born
Jacques Gustave Piou

6 August 1838
Died12 May 1932 (1932-05-13) (aged 93)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyPopular Liberal Action
Spouse(s)Julie Gentien
ChildrenLéonie Thérèse Piou
Parent(s)
Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon

Jacques Piou (1838-1932) was a French lawyer and politician.

Early life[]

Jacques Piou was born on 6 August 1838 in Angers, France.[1][2] His father, , was a politician.[3] His mother, Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon, was an aristocrat.[3]

He studied the Law.[1]

Career[]

Piou started his career as a lawyer in Toulouse.[1]

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Haute-Garonne from 1885 to 1893, and from 1898 to 1902.[1] He co-founded Popular Liberal Action, a conservative political party, with Count Albert de Mun in 1901. He then served for Lozère from 1906 to 1919.[1]

He authored a biography of Count Albert de Mun that was published in 1925.[2]

Personal life[]

He married Julie Gentien.[3] They had a daughter, Léonie Thérèse Piou.[3]

Death[]

He died on 12 May 1932 in Paris.[1][2]

References[]

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