Camille Ferdinand Dreyfus
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| Born | Camille Ferdinand Dreyfus 5 May 1849 Paris, France |
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| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Senator of Seine-et-Oise (1909-1915) |
Camille Ferdinand Dreyfus (5 May 1849 - 15 July 1915) was a wealthy French lawyer, historian and philanthropist who became Senator for Seine-et-Oise from 1909 to 1915.
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Career
Camille Ferdinand Dreyfus was born in Paris on 5 May 1849. He became a lawyer and editor of Le Siècle (The Century). On 14 March 1880 he was elected to parliament in a by-election as deputy for the arrondissement of Rambouillet, taking his seat on the left. He was reelected on 21 August 1881, joining the Union républicaine (Republican Union) party.[1] He was associated with Léon Gambetta.[2] He voted with the opportunistic Republican majority on all issues. In the general elections of 4 October 1885 he ran on the opportunistic Republican list. He failed to be reelected.[1]
Dreyfus had a large fortune, and owned a townhouse at 98 avenue de Villiers in Paris as well as a chateau and farm property in Fontenay-lès-Briis, Essonne.[2] He became general counsel of Seine-et-Oise for the canton of Rambouillet, and was secretary of the council of Rambouillet.[1] He devoted himself to the question of public assistance, including Child Protection (1892), Tramps (1894) and Prisons (1895). He was also a historian, author of various historical works and studies, including Vauban économiste and La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, both of which won awards. From 1907 to 1908 he taught a course at the Sorbonne on the protection of infants under the 3rd Republic. He was president of the Historical Society of the 1848 Revolution from 1908 to 1910.[2]
Senator
Dreyfus ran as a candidate for the Senate in a by-election on 17 February 1906, but was defeated.[3] On 3 January 1909 Dreyfus was elected Senator for Seine-et-Oise in the first round. He joined the Republican Union.[3] He engaged in discussions, often as reporter, on subjects such as worker's pensions, mutual insurance, aid to large families and juvenile courts. He was vice-president of the high council on prisons, and a member of the high councils on public education, agriculture, workers pensions and labor.[2] On 11 November 1911 he presented the Legion of Honor to Sarah Monod, president of the National Council of French Women (Conseil national des femmes françaises).[4] During World War I he was offered a ministerial portfolio but turned it down.[3]
Ferdinand Dreyfus died in office on 15 July 1915 in Paris, at the age of sixty-six.[3] He had two son, Jacques and Charles Ferdinand-Dreyfus.[2]
Bibliography
From 1886 to 1907, Dreyfus published numerous works:[3]
- Vauban, economist (Leon Foucher prize, 1886)
- Studies and Speeches (1887)
- International Arbitration (1888)
- Social Missions and historical studies (Fabien prize, 1890)
- A former philanthropist: La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1901)
- The republican school and feminine patronage (1902)
- Assistance on the Legislative Assembly and the Convention (1905)
- Assistance on the Republic from 1848 to 1907 Municipal Public Library (1907)
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert & Cougny 1889.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Meyer 2011, p. 277.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jolly 1977.
- ↑ Monod, Alexandrine Elisabeth Sarah.
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Further reading
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