Henri Brisson
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Eugène Henri Brisson was a French statesman, who was twice Prime Minister of France, between 1885–1886 and in 1898.
Henri Brisson, French Prime minister
Brisson early in his career.
Brisson by Guth, October 1898
Félix Faure
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Félix François Faure was President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Sein
Henri Brisson
…president of the chamber from December 1894 to 1898. Brisson stood once again as a candidate for the presidency of France in 1895, but lost once again to Félix Faure. Following the 1898 French legislative election, whilst the country was violently excited over the Dreyfus affair, the incumbent Premier, Jules Méline…
Photograph by Nadar, c. 1895-99
Félix Faure's grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Faure's death, as illustrated by Le Petit Journal.