    charles alexandre dupuy (; 5 november 1851 â 23 july 1923) was a french statesman, three times prime minister. ==biography== he was born in le puy-en-velay, haute-loire, auvergne, where his father was a minor official. after a period as a professor of philosophy in the provinces, he was appointed a school inspector, thus obtaining a practical acquaintance with the needs of french education. in 1885 he was elected to the chamber as an opportunist republican. after acting as "reporter" of the budget for public instruction, he became minister for the department, in alexandre ribot's cabinet, in 1892. in april 1893 he formed a ministry himself, taking as his office that of minister of the interior, but resigned at the end of november, and on 5 december was elected president of the chamber. during his first week of office an anarchist, vaillant, who had managed to gain admission to the chamber, threw a bomb at the president, and dupuy's calm response --"messieurs, la sÃ©ance continue" â gained him much credit. in may 1894 he again became premier and minister of the interior; and he was at president carnot's side when carnot was stabbed to death at lyons in june. he then stood for the presidency, but was defeated, and his cabinet 
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