Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-25
The New Cabinet.

Ine New OaDinets
Jules Francois Camille Ferry, the Prime
Minister and Minister of Public Instruction, was
born at Saint Die (Vosges). Aprf 5. 1882. aud was
educated for the legal profes sion. In 1851 he
admitted 10 the bar in Paris; He contributed 10
of the editors of lie Temps. writing on the current
political topics, and especially discussing financial
questions In 1853 he was elected o the Corps Le-
eislatif a Ra iical Democrat in the sixth Crcon-
scription by plurality of Il, GIG votes. He was
one of the members Of this body who demanded
its dissolution as no longer representing the ma
jority OF the people. In the revolution OF the 4th
OF September ne was proclaimed member of the
ISL he presided the assembly Of mayors to dis
tribute bread. After the second siege of Paris N.
Thiers appointed him prefect of the Seine. but NJ.
m mister TO Athens. After NJ. Thiels's resignation
he returned home and took seat iD the Assem-,
was eeeiei president of the Republican Left.
After the resignation of President MacMahon
President Grevy offered him the portfolio of Min
lister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts.
Paul Amand Challemel-Lacour was born at
Avranches May 19, 1927 He obtained a degree In
philosophy In lS4s, and during the same year was
made professor of philosophy in the Lyceum of
Pau afterwsrd, in 1851, accepting similar posi-
ton i'll the Lyceum at Limoges He was at this
time remarkable for his republican ideas and
after being mprisoned at Paris for some mouths
was exiled from France in 1857 He became, In
1886, professor of French literature at he Poly
technieum in Zurich, snd after hisret TO France
was concerned in the management OF several
joursals A few days after The 4th of September,
e e ne was aPSi t 1ea Of s me m K1o9e snd
I'd representative of Bouches o u khone in the Ma
tional Assembly and took his p ace the Extreme
Left. In the senatorial elections in 1876 he was
sgsin returned from the Eouches du Rnone.
Pierre Marie Waldeck Rousseau was born De
eember ., 1916. He studied law aud was elected
ceputy in 1919 for the First District oil Rennes. He
tOJk his place on the benches of the Republican
Ut ion, and submitted q bill to reform The magis
/ acy.
Felix MarIin-Feuillee was born at Rouues No
velnber p. 1885, He studied law in his native city
and received the degree Of IL D. ia 1854 He sooI
became one OF the m St distinguished members o
the bar at Rsnnes, but at the breaking out of III,
war he joined the army, t0 X plrt in the defens,
OF Paris ana dstingu shed him'e elf in the battle
the Legion for his services At the elections o
1877 he was ele' ted deputy 10 the Second Distric
pubncans of ths Left. and became most activ,
worker in politics He was again elected in 1878
and IN March 1879, was called to the post OF Unde
terror, passing over to the Department of Justic
in December following. He was elected presiden
| of the Council General OF Ille-et-Vilaine.
Charles Marie Brun. Minister of Marine, wa
born at Toulon, November %, 1921, and receives
his education in the Polytechnic School, from
| appointed director of the Naval Works. Up h
1871 he did not take any active part in politics
from Var he took a seat on the Republican Left
and constantly opposed every attempt at the res
toration of the monarchy. In 1876 he was electet
can Left. He is an officer of the L. gion OF Honor
Felix Jules Meline Minister of Agriculture wa
born at Remiremont (Vosges), and studied for tn
/ bar. In March, 1871, he was elected member o
| the Commune, but did not accept the position
In October, 1872. he was returned to the Nationa
| Assembly and Joined the Left of the Union Re
publieaine. He was returned in 1876 from tn
arrondissemeut of Remiremont. and opposed tn
| proposition of full and complete amnesty. H
was one of the 1863 deputies of the Left who, afte
| the act of May 16 1877, refused to give a vote G
| confidence to the De Broglie Cabinet. He was re
elected in October following and on the accession
of NJ Grevy to the presidency NJ Meiine was az
pointed by NJ de Marcere. Minister of the Interior
| as assistant secretary IN that department. He re
| miined there only one month, and retired wit
/ his chief He was appointed member of IN
Commission of the Gene raj Tariff of Customs. an
in the general discussion he was selected to defen
the protective tendencies against the free trad
principles of the Ministry.
| Louis Adolph Cochery was born at Paris, Angus
| 1e. 1870. He entered upon the study of law. an
was admitted to the bar in 1870 He soon aftei
ward became chief OF bureau, under NJ CrenneI
in the Department of Justice. Resiening thi
| position, he went back to active practice at To
| bar pleading a number OF political cases wit
| marked success At the elections OF 1869 he wa
| elected to a seat in the Corps Legislstf for ID
| Third District of the Loirrt by the Democrsti
| opposition, against the official candidate, tn
| Marquis de Grouchy. He took vigorous part
that Assembly. He solted in 1870 against the wa
| with Prussia. and during the war became commi
sary-general, st the close of the conflict joinin
N. Thiers in his demand for "a truce. At the ele,
tions of February 1s, 1sT1 he was again elected
represent the Loiret District. In 1876 he was r
| turned. without opposition, for Aontargis. q
| was efterWkrQ lutOe cOunScFReuefdl iOE LOlIt
| and became q member Of the Commission of th
Anne Charles Herisson was born at Surgg, Octi
| Der r. 1891 of an ancient family Of Wivernai
He was entered at the bar in 1853. was laureate
| the law faculty in the same year, and doctor
laws in 1855. he was implicated in 1854 in u
trial of the thirteen. After the revolution of Sci
tember ,1s70. he was appointed mayor of the Ski
| Advertisement of Paris. He was afterward T
1871 upon the order of the Central Committee. ]
| November, 1871, he was appointed member Of II
| Municipal Council of Paris. Aftsrward he WI
| returned to the National Assembly from the D
| partment of the Haute-Saone. In July, 1876, I
| was made president of the Paris Municipal Coul
cil and was reelected In 1873. He was elected
1873 deputy for the Sixth Arroudissement.
| Herisson wrote q numb OF journals, and directe
for two " ars the Bulletin des Tribunatz-
Theodore Raynal YVES born at warbonne, Sc
| tember II, 1919. He entered when young In
| journalism, and vigorously attacked the polite:
| attitude of NJ. Guizot. He founded in his natiy
city q large importing house. After the revolntio
Of Februsry the provisional government sppoin
ed HIM Under Commissary in the District of Wa
bonnie and despite his youth he was elected. 9
fron the district by &c. .s66 votes. He was q mer
ber of the Committee OF Trade and Commerc
and veted with the Extreme Left. Failing aiis
| ward to be reelected to the Legislative Assembl
| he returned TO commercial pursuits. he was pr
feet OF the Aude from september 6, 1870, to Man
Pierre Emmanuel Girard was born ct Gene,
| September 27, 1877. he was educsted Al the VI
| yersity in that city, and, going 70 Pans VINE
| twenty years Of age, entered the Department
Bridges ana Highways, where he rose 10 the pa
| tion of chief OF bureau He resigned mis- pla
there in 1851 and founded iewefry eommissic
| house. n Girard took an active part in the ele
tions Of 1859. and, after September 4tn, was q
| pointed provisional mayor OF the Second Distric
| Sfterwsrd being confirmed by the election
| Noyember 5th following IN March, 1871, he W
| elected q member OF the Commune. and afterTs
| sal on the Extreme Lett in thelAssemely at We
ssilles In Is72 ne fought q duel with an editor
| the Gq1iois Francis Aubert. At the general ele
tioa Of 1876 he was elected TO epresent the Fl.
District OF Paris BY s16l votes against al4s for
| Marnnis de PIfene manager Of the Rank of Frapc