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He was born in Paris. After taking his doctorate in law in 1846 he joined the Parisian bar. Elected to the corps législatif in 1858, he became a follower of Émile Ollivier. As Ollivier moved towards the government standpoint, Picard, one of the members of the group known as Les Cinq, veered more to the left.

In 1868 he founded a weekly democratic journal, L'Electeur libre, and in 1869 was elected both for Hérault and Paris, electing to sit for the former. From September 4 1870Events January 6 The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna). January 10 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil January 15 A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking he held the portfolio of finance in the government of National Defence. In January 1871 he accompanied Jules FavreJules Claude Gabriel Favre ( March 21, 1809 January 20, 1880) was a French statesman. He was born at Lyon, and began his career as an advocate. From the time of the revolution of 1830, he openly declared himself a republican, and in political trials he to to VersaillesVersailles is a commune in France. It is the prefecture (capital) of the Yvelines departement''. Population (1999): 88,476. History Versailles used to be an unimportant village a few miles west of Paris until May 6, 1682 when King Louis XIV moved his cour to arrange the capitulation of Paris, and in the next month he became minister of the interior in Adolphe ThiersLouis Adolphe Thiers ( April 16, 1797 September 3 1877) was a French statesman and historian. He was President of France from 1871 to 1873, the first president of the Third Republic. 1] He was born in Marseille, France. His family is somewhat grandiloquen's cabinet.

Attacked both by the monarchist and the republican press, he resigned in May. Later in the year he was sent as ambassador to BrusselsBrussels ( French: Bruxelles Dutch: Brussel German: Brussel is a major city in Belgium and its capital. Overview Brussels is first of all a city located in the middle of Belgium and its capital, but it sometimes also refers to the main municipality of the, where he remained for two years. On his return to Paris he resumed his seat in the Left centre, and in 1875Events January 12 Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resigns, having been elected Senator. Lieutenant Governor of California Romualdo Pacheco becomes acting Governor. He is later replaced by elected go became life senator. He died in Paris.

Initial text from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. Please update as needed.