Faucher was born at Limoges, Haute-Vienne. When he was nine years old the family moved to Toulouse, where the boy was sent to school. His parents were separated in 1816, and Léon Faucher, who resisted his father's attempts to put him to a trade, helped to support himself and his mother during the rest of his school career by designing embroidery and needlework. As a private tutor in Paris he continued his studies in the direction of archaeology and history, but with the revolution of 1830 he was drawn into active political journalism on the Liberal side. He was on the staff of the Temps from 1830 to 1833, when he became editor of the Constitutionnel for a short time. A Sunday journal of his own, Le Bien public, proved a disastrous financial failure; and his political independence having caused his retirement from the Constitutionnel, he joined in 1834 Le Courrier français, of which he was editor from 1839 until 1842, when the paper changed hands.[1]
Caricature of Léon Faucher, French politician and economist
Faucher was an early member of the Société d'économie politique organized in 1842 by Pellegrino Rossi.[2] He belonged in policy to the dynastic Left, and consistently preached moderation to the more ardent Liberals. On resigning his connection with the Courrier français he gave his attention chiefly to many economic questions. He advocated a customs union between the Latin countries to counterbalance the German Zollverein, and in view of the impracticability of such a measure narrowed his proposal in 1842 to a customs union between France and Belgium.He helped to organize the Bordeaux association for free-trade propaganda, and it was as an advocate of free trade that he was elected in 1847 to the chamber of deputies for Reims.[1]
After the revolution of 1848 he entered the Constituent Assembly for the department of Marne, where he opposed many Republican measures – the limitation of the hours of labour, the creation of the national relief works in Paris, the abolition of the death penalty and others. Under the presidency of Louis Napoleon he became minister of public works, and then minister of the interior, but his action in seeking to influence the coming elections by a circular letter addressed to the prefects was censured by the Constituent Assembly, and he was compelled to resign office on 14 May 1849. In 1851 he was again minister of the interior until Napoleon declared his intention of resorting to universal suffrage. After the coup d'état of December he refused a seat in the consultative commission instituted by Napoleon. He had been elected a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Science in 1849, and his retirement from politics permitted a return to his writings on economics. He had been to Italy in search of health in 1854, and was returning to Paris on business when he was seized by typhoid at Marseilles, where he died.[1]
Works
In 1843 Faucher visited England to study the English social system, publishing the results of his investigations in a noted series of Etudes sur l'Angleterre (2 vols., 1845), published originally in the Revue des deux mondes.[1]
His miscellaneous writings were collected (2 vols., 1856) as Mélanges d'economie politique et de finance, and his speeches in the legislature are printed in vol. ii. of Léon Faucher, biographie et correspondance (2 vols., 2nd ed., Paris, 1875).[1]
References
^ abcdeChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Faucher, Léonard Joseph" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
^Courtois, Alphonse (1846), "Notice historique", Annales de la Société d'économie politique (in French): 7–10, retrieved 18 August 2017
AttributionThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Faucher, Léonard Joseph". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
* Faucher was head of France's government at the end of the Second Republic in 1851. There were no Prime Ministers until the end of the Second Empire, and as a result, the next Prime Minister was named in 1869.
January 07, 2023
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Leonard Joseph Leon Faucher French leɔ foʃe 8 September 1803 14 December 1854 was a French politician and economist Leon FaucherPrime Minister of FranceIn office 10 April 1851 26 October 1851Preceded byAlphonse Henri comte d HautpoulSucceeded byPersonal rule of Napoleon III No Prime Minister until 1869 with Emile OllivierPersonal detailsBorn8 September 1803LimogesDied14 December 1854 1854 12 14 aged 51 MarseillePolitical partyIndependent Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography EditFaucher was born at Limoges Haute Vienne When he was nine years old the family moved to Toulouse where the boy was sent to school His parents were separated in 1816 and Leon Faucher who resisted his father s attempts to put him to a trade helped to support himself and his mother during the rest of his school career by designing embroidery and needlework As a private tutor in Paris he continued his studies in the direction of archaeology and history but with the revolution of 1830 he was drawn into active political journalism on the Liberal side He was on the staff of the Temps from 1830 to 1833 when he became editor of the Constitutionnel for a short time A Sunday journal of his own Le Bien public proved a disastrous financial failure and his political independence having caused his retirement from the Constitutionnel he joined in 1834 Le Courrier francais of which he was editor from 1839 until 1842 when the paper changed hands 1 Caricature of Leon Faucher French politician and economist Faucher was an early member of the Societe d economie politique organized in 1842 by Pellegrino Rossi 2 He belonged in policy to the dynastic Left and consistently preached moderation to the more ardent Liberals On resigning his connection with the Courrier francais he gave his attention chiefly to many economic questions He advocated a customs union between the Latin countries to counterbalance the German Zollverein and in view of the impracticability of such a measure narrowed his proposal in 1842 to a customs union between France and Belgium He helped to organize the Bordeaux association for free trade propaganda and it was as an advocate of free trade that he was elected in 1847 to the chamber of deputies for Reims 1 After the revolution of 1848 he entered the Constituent Assembly for the department of Marne where he opposed many Republican measures the limitation of the hours of labour the creation of the national relief works in Paris the abolition of the death penalty and others Under the presidency of Louis Napoleon he became minister of public works and then minister of the interior but his action in seeking to influence the coming elections by a circular letter addressed to the prefects was censured by the Constituent Assembly and he was compelled to resign office on 14 May 1849 In 1851 he was again minister of the interior until Napoleon declared his intention of resorting to universal suffrage After the coup d etat of December he refused a seat in the consultative commission instituted by Napoleon He had been elected a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Science in 1849 and his retirement from politics permitted a return to his writings on economics He had been to Italy in search of health in 1854 and was returning to Paris on business when he was seized by typhoid at Marseilles where he died 1 Works EditIn 1843 Faucher visited England to study the English social system publishing the results of his investigations in a noted series of Etudes sur l Angleterre 2 vols 1845 published originally in the Revue des deux mondes 1 His miscellaneous writings were collected 2 vols 1856 as Melanges d economie politique et de finance and his speeches in the legislature are printed in vol ii of Leon Faucher biographie et correspondance 2 vols 2nd ed Paris 1875 1 References Edit a b c d e Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Faucher Leonard Joseph Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 204 Courtois Alphonse 1846 Notice historique Annales de la Societe d economie politique in French 7 10 retrieved 18 August 2017Sources EditRines George Edwin ed 1920 Faucher Leonard Joseph Encyclopedia Americana External links EditWorks by Leon Faucher at Project GutenbergAttribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Faucher Leonard Joseph Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 204 Preceded byAlphonse Henri comte d Hautpoul Prime Minister of France1849 1851 Succeeded byEmile Ollivier 1870 Faucher was head of France s government at the end of the Second Republic in 1851 There were no Prime Ministers until the end of the Second Empire and as a result the next Prime Minister was named in 1869 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leon Faucher amp oldid 1049691082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
