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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
French politician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
6 August 1838(Angers)
Death:
12 May 1932(Paris)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jacques Piou (1838-1932) was a French lawyer and politician.
Early life
Jacques Piou was born on August 6, 1838 in Angers, France. His father, Constance Piou, was a politician. His mother, Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon, was an aristocrat.
He studied the Law.
Career
Piou started his career as a lawyer in Toulouse.
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Haute-Garonne from 1885 to 1893, and from 1898 to 1902. 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.
He authored a biography of Count Albert de Mun, published in 1925.
Personal life
He married Julie Gentien. They had a daughter, Léonie Thérèse Piou.
Death
He died on May 12, 1932 in Paris.