François Paul Jules Grévy
François Paul Jules Grévy (1807-1891), French President, born at Mont-sous-Vaudrey, Jura. He became prominent at the Paris bar, and after the 1848 Revolution entered the Constituent Assembly, of which he became Vice-President. His opposition to Louis Napoleon, and disapproval of his coup d'état, obliged him to retire. However, in 1869 he again entered the political arena, and was four times chosen President of the National Assembly. In 1879, he was elected President of the Republic for seven years, and in 1886 was confirmed in his position for a similar period, but ministerial difficulties induced him to resign two years later.Nearby pages
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