# Jules Armand Dufaure

_French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)_

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> Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure was a French statesman who served 3 non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of France.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 December 1798 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Saujon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P19))
- **Died:** 27 June 1881 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P570))
- **Place of death:** Rueil-Malmaison ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P106))
- **Political party:** Moderate Republicans ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P102))
- **Positions held:** President of the Council (13 December 1877 – 4 February 1879); irremovable senator (13 December 1876 – 27 June 1881); President of the Council (23 February 1876 – 12 December 1876); Deputy of the French Third Republic (20 February 1876 – 12 August 1876); head of government of France (19 February 1871 – 24 May 1873); member of the National Assembly (8 February 1871 – 7 March 1876); Member of the Académie française (23 April 1863 – 27 June 1881); bâtonnier (1862–1864); Deputy of the French Second Republic (13 May 1849 – 2 December 1851); Member of the 1848 Constituent Assembly (23 April 1848 – 26 May 1849); member of the National Assembly (1 August 1846 – 24 February 1848); member of the National Assembly (9 July 1842 – 6 July 1846); member of the National Assembly (8 June 1839 – 12 June 1842); member of the National Assembly (2 March 1839 – 7 June 1839); member of the National Assembly (4 November 1837 – 2 February 1839); member of the National Assembly (14 August 1836 – 3 October 1837); member of the National Assembly (21 June 1834 – 13 August 1836) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701#P39))

## Questions

**When was Jules Armand Dufaure born?**  
Jules Armand Dufaure was born on 4 December 1798 in Saujon.

**What positions has Jules Armand Dufaure held?**  
Positions held by Jules Armand Dufaure include: President of the Council (1877–1879); irremovable senator (1876–1881); President of the Council (1876–1876); Deputy of the French Third Republic (1876–1876); head of government of France (1871–1873).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jules Armand Dufaure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Armand_Dufaure) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q182701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182701) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jules Armand Dufaure.jpg by Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jules_Armand_Dufaure.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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