Armand Dufaure

Armand Dufaure (born Dec. 4, 1798, Saujon, Fr.—died June 28, 1881, Rueil, near Paris) was a French political figure whose longevity as a conservative republican—his career bridged the July Monarchy and the early years of the Third Republic—reflected the variable fortunes of republicanism in 19th-century France. After a legal career in Bordeaux, Dufaure was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1834. He joined Marshal Soult’s government as minister of public works (1839) and was...