Jacques Piou

Jacques Piou
Jacques Piou in 1913
Born	Jacques Gustave Piou 6 August 1838 Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Died	12 May 1932 (1932-05-13) (aged 93) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Political party	Popular Liberal Action
Spouse	Julie Gentien
Children	Léonie Thérèse Piou
Parent(s)	Constance Piou 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, Constance Piou, 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] Politically Piou initially supported Royalism and later General Georges Ernest Boulanger, before supporting the Third Republic following Pope Leo XIII's policy of ralliement following his encyclical Au milieu des sollicitudes.[4]

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

1. National Assembly: Jacques Piou
2. Jacques Piou, Bibliothèque nationale de France
3. Jacques Piou, GeneaNet
4. Martin jr, Benjamin F. (Autumn 1979). "The Creation of the Action Libérale Populaire: An Example of Party Formation in Third Republic France". French Historical Studies. 9 (4): 661-662.

Further reading

• Martin, Benjamin F. "The Creation of the Action Libérale Populaire: an Example of Party Formation in Third Republic France." French Historical Studies 9.4 (1976): 660-689. online