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)
NationalityFrench
Political party Popular Liberal Action
SpouseJulie Gentien
ChildrenLéonie Thérèse Piou
Parent(s) Constance Piou
Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon

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

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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]

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]

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