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René Goblet (French pronunciation: [ʁəne ɡɔblɛ]; 26 November 1828 – 13 September 1905) was a French politician, Prime Minister of France for a period in 1886–1887.
He was born at Aire-sur-la-Lys, Pas-de-Calais and was trained in law. Under the Second Empire, he helped found a Liberal journal, Le Progrès de la Somme, and in July 1871 he was sent by the département of the Somme to the National Assembly, where he took his place on the extreme left, as a member of the Republican Union parliamentary group (Union républicaine). Having failed to secure election in 1876, he was returned for Amiens the following year. He held a minor government office in 1879, and in 1882 became minister of the interior in the Freycinet cabinet. He was minister of education, fine arts and religion in Henri Brisson's first cabinet in 1885, and again under Freycinet in 1886, when he greatly increased his reputation by an able defence of the government's education proposals.
Meanwhile, his independence and outspokenness had alienated him from many of his party, and throughout his life he was frequently in conflict with his political associates, from Léon Gambetta downwards. On the fall of the Freycinet cabinet in December he formed a cabinet in which be reserved for himself the portfolios of the interior and of religion. The Goblet cabinet was unpopular from the outset, and it was with difficulty that anybody could be found to accept the ministry of foreign affairs, which was finally given to Gustave Flourens.
Then came what is known as the Schnaebele incident, the arrest on the German frontier of a French official named Schnaebele, which caused immense excitement in France. For some days Goblet took no definite decision, but left Flourens, who stood for peace, to fight it out with General Boulanger, the minister of war, who urged the despatch of an ultimatum. Although he finally intervened on the side of Flourens, and peace was preserved, his weakness in the face of Boulangist propaganda became a national danger. Defeated on the budget in May 1887, his government resigned; but he returned to office next year as foreign minister in the radical administration of Charles Floquet. He was defeated at the polls by a Boulangist candidate in 1889, and sat in the senate from 1891 to 1893 when he returned to the popular chamber. In association with Édouard Locroy, Ferdinand Sarrien and Paul Peytral he drew up a republican programme which they put forward in the Petite Republique francaise. At the elections of 1898 he was defeated, and from then on took little part in public affairs. He died in Paris.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goblet, René". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 169.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Rene Goblet news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Rene Goblet French pronunciation ʁene ɡɔblɛ 26 November 1828 13 September 1905 was a French politician Prime Minister of France for a period in 1886 1887 Rene GobletPrime Minister of FranceIn office 16 December 1886 30 May 1887PresidentJules GrevyPreceded byCharles de FreycinetSucceeded byMaurice RouvierPersonal detailsBorn26 November 1828Aire sur la LysDied13 September 1905 1905 09 13 aged 76 ParisPolitical partyNoneHe was born at Aire sur la Lys Pas de Calais and was trained in law Under the Second Empire he helped found a Liberal journal Le Progres de la Somme and in July 1871 he was sent by the departement of the Somme to the National Assembly where he took his place on the extreme left as a member of the Republican Union parliamentary group Union republicaine Having failed to secure election in 1876 he was returned for Amiens the following year He held a minor government office in 1879 and in 1882 became minister of the interior in the Freycinet cabinet He was minister of education fine arts and religion in Henri Brisson s first cabinet in 1885 and again under Freycinet in 1886 when he greatly increased his reputation by an able defence of the government s education proposals Meanwhile his independence and outspokenness had alienated him from many of his party and throughout his life he was frequently in conflict with his political associates from Leon Gambetta downwards On the fall of the Freycinet cabinet in December he formed a cabinet in which be reserved for himself the portfolios of the interior and of religion The Goblet cabinet was unpopular from the outset and it was with difficulty that anybody could be found to accept the ministry of foreign affairs which was finally given to Gustave Flourens Then came what is known as the Schnaebele incident the arrest on the German frontier of a French official named Schnaebele which caused immense excitement in France For some days Goblet took no definite decision but left Flourens who stood for peace to fight it out with General Boulanger the minister of war who urged the despatch of an ultimatum Although he finally intervened on the side of Flourens and peace was preserved his weakness in the face of Boulangist propaganda became a national danger Defeated on the budget in May 1887 his government resigned but he returned to office next year as foreign minister in the radical administration of Charles Floquet He was defeated at the polls by a Boulangist candidate in 1889 and sat in the senate from 1891 to 1893 when he returned to the popular chamber In association with Edouard Locroy Ferdinand Sarrien and Paul Peytral he drew up a republican programme which they put forward in the Petite Republique francaise At the elections of 1898 he was defeated and from then on took little part in public affairs He died in Paris References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Goblet Rene Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 169 Goblet s Ministry 16 December 1886 30 May 1887 EditRene Goblet President of the Council Minister of the Interior and Minister of Worship Emile Flourens Minister of Foreign Affairs Georges Boulanger Minister of War Albert Dauphin Minister of Finance Ferdinand Sarrien Minister of Justice Theophile Aube Minister of Marine and Colonies Marcellin Berthelot Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts Jules Develle Minister of Agriculture Edouard Millaud Minister of Public Works Felix Granet Minister of Posts and Telegraphs Edouard Lockroy Minister of Commerce and IndustryPolitical officesPreceded byRene Waldeck Rousseau Minister of the Interior1882 Succeeded byArmand FallieresPreceded byArmand Fallieres Minister of Public Instruction1885 1886 Succeeded byMarcelin BerthelotPreceded byFelix Martin Feuillee Minister of Worship1885 1887 Succeeded byEugene SpullerPreceded byCharles de Freycinet Prime Minister of France1886 1887 Succeeded byMaurice RouvierPreceded byFerdinand Sarrien Minister of the Interior1886 1887 Succeeded byArmand FallieresPreceded byEmile Flourens Minister of Foreign Affairs1888 1889 Succeeded byEugene Spuller Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Goblet 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