Jules Cazot

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Théodore Joseph Jules Cazot

Théodore Joseph Jules Cazot (born February 11, 1821 in Alès ( Gard department ), † November 27, 1912 in La Jasse de Bernard (now part of the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas )) was a French lawyer and politician . From December 1879 to January 1882 he was Minister of Justice; in addition, from 1875 he was a lifelong senator .

Life

Théodore Joseph Jules Cazot studied law in Paris , gave repetitive lessons in law for a few years and then established himself as a lawyer. He appeared in several political trials. In 1848 he went to his home department and worked zealously for republican ideas. His protest against the coup of Napoleon III. on December 2, 1851, he was interned in Montpellier . Since 1859 lawyer in Nîmes , he fought in the elections, albeit unsuccessfully, the empire .

After the fall of Napoleon III. (September 4, 1870) Cazot was appointed General Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior by Léon Gambetta and was first added to the Delegation in Tours as his representative . He then worked diligently under Gambetta for the organization of national defense. On July 2, 1871, he was elected a member of the National Assembly in the Gard department , in which he joined the Union républicaine , and at the end of 1875 was appointed a lifelong senator . On December 28, 1879, he took over the Ministry of Justice in Charles de Freycinet's cabinet with the task of clearing the judiciary of clerical and monarchist-minded persons. He remained in this office under Jules Ferry and Gambetta until January 30, 1882, without, however, bringing the law on the reform of the judiciary to a conclusion. Appointed President of the Supreme Court in 1883 , he was dismissed in 1884 for participating in dizzying startups.

literature

Web links

  • Jules Cazot on the Assemblée nationale website(French)

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personal data
SURNAME Cazot, Jules
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cazot, Théodore Joseph Jules
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Alès ( Gard department )
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1912
Place of death La Jasse de Bernard (now part of the municipality of Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas )