Misplaced Pages

#571428

16-489: Crémieux is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adolphe Crémieux , (1796–1880) French lawyer and statesman Fernand Crémieux (1857–1928), French lawyer and politician Hector-Jonathan Crémieux , French playwright and librettist Suzanne Crémieux (1895–1976), French politician Daniel Cremieux , born Daniel Crémieux, French fashion designer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

32-542: A brilliant defender of Liberal ideas in the law courts and in the press. Examples include his Éloge funèbre of the bishop Grégoire (1830), his Mémoire for the political rehabilitation of Marshal Ney (1833), and his plea for the accused of April 1835. Elected deputy in 1842, he was one of the leaders in the campaign against the Guizot ministry, and his eloquence contributed greatly to the success of his party. From 1834 until his death, Crémieux served as vice-president of

48-724: A case of blood libel . Crémieux published a Recueil of his political cases (1869), and the Actes de la délégation de Tours et de Bordeaux (2 vols, 1871). While in the government of the national defence, he secured full citizenship for the Jews in French-ruled Algeria , through the Crémieux Decree ( décret n 136 du 24 octobre 1870 ). The decree allowed for native Jews to become French citizens while Muslim Arabs and Berbers were excluded and remained under

64-683: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adolphe Cr%C3%A9mieux He was born in Nîmes to a wealthy Jewish family, which had migrated from the papal enclave of Carpentras to Nîmes. He married a member of the Silny family in 1824. He and his wife are credited with raising their granddaughter, author and activist Louise Cruppi . After the July Revolution of 1830 he came to Paris , formed connections with numerous political figures, even with King Louis Philippe , and became

80-704: The Chamber of Peers under the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy . If a senator for life died or resigned, the Senate would elect a replacement within two months. By the law of 10 December 1884 appointment of immovable senators ceased and the immovable senators gradually disappeared. Émile Deshayes de Marcère , the last surviving sénateur inamovible , died in 1918. Overall there were 116 lifetime senators. The first 75 had been appointed by

96-530: The French Senate was composed of 300 members, of whom 75 were inamovible ("unremovable"). Under the law of 24 February 1875 on the organization of the Senate, there were 300 members of whom 225 were elected by the departments and colonies, and 75 were elected by the National Assembly. The 75 were elected by list and by an absolute majority of votes, and were irremovable, like the members of

112-445: The surname Crémieux . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crémieux&oldid=1178814777 " Categories : Surnames French-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

128-465: The "Consistoire Central des Israélites de France" (Central Consistory of the Jews of France), the administrative agency for all French Jews. On 24 February 1848 he was chosen by the Republicans as a member of the provisional government, and as minister of justice he secured the decrees abolishing the death penalty for political offenses, and making the office of judge immovable. That same year he

144-573: The National Assembly and the remaining 41 by the Senate itself. Notable immovable senators included Gaston Audiffret-Pasquier , first president of the Senate; the scientist Marcellin Berthelot , who became minister of public education and then minister of foreign affairs; Monseigneur Dupanloup ; Jules Grévy , elected President of the Republic in 1879; Louis Martel , elected President of the Senate in 1879; Philippe Le Royer , elected President of

160-647: The Senate in 1882; Auguste Scheurer-Kestner , the defender of Alfred Dreyfus ; the abolitionist Victor Schœlcher and the statesman Henri-Alexandre Wallon . In 2005, there was questioning about the status of former Presidents of the Republic . According to the constitution of the Fifth Republic , former presidents are de jure members of the Constitutional Council , which poses a problem of possible partiality. Some members of Parliament and commentators suggested that it should be replaced by

176-646: The condition of the Jews. In 1827, he advocated the repeal of the More judaico , legislation stigmatizing the Jews left over from pre- revolutionary France. He was an early supporter of the Alliance Israelite Universelle —established in Paris in 1860—serving as its president from 1863 to 1867, then again from 1868 until his death in 1880. In 1866 Crémieux traveled to Saint Petersburg to successfully defend Jews of Saratov who had been accused in

SECTION 10

#1732776145572

192-899: The second-class ‘indigenous’ status outlined in the Code de l'Indigénat. This set the scene for deteriorating relations between the Muslim and Jewish communities, and later proved fateful in the Algerian War of Independence , after which the vast majority of Algerian Jews emigrated to France. Initiated freemason in 1818, at "Bienfait Anonyme" Grand Orient de France lodge in Nîmes, he joined "Aide-toi, le Ciel t'aidera" lodge in Paris during 1830. In 1866 he joined Suprême Conseil de France and became 33rd degree and Great Commander in 1868. During his masonic career, he encouraged republicans and monarchists to work together. Crémieux died in Paris in 1880 and

208-490: Was a year later, captioned, "Mr. Crémieux looking for an apartment: If I rent this lodging, I would like the landlord to take down this dreadful portrait... oh! but, Good God, it's a mirror!..." Senator for life (France) A senator for life ( French : sénateur inamovible ) was an elected position under the French Third Republic , similar to that of senator for life in other countries. At one time

224-644: Was buried at Montparnasse cemetery. A street is named after him in Jerusalem's German Colony neighborhood, as well as in central Tel Aviv and the French Carmel district in Haifa . He is the subject of two lithographs by Honoré Daumier, both poking fun at his ugliness. The first was in 1848 in the "Representatives Represented" series, with caption "Great lover of change, nothing would be missing from his happiness if one day he changed his face!" The other

240-519: Was elected as a Republican deputy for Paris. On 4 September 1870 he was again chosen as a member of the government of national defense, and resumed his position in the ministry of justice. He then formed part of the Delegation of Tours , but took no part in the completion of the organization of defense. He resigned with his colleagues on 14 February 1871. Eight months later he was elected deputy, then life senator in 1875. Crémieux did much to better

256-628: Was instrumental in declaring an end to slavery in all French Colonies, for which some have called him the French Abraham Lincoln . When the conflict between the Republicans and Socialists broke out, he resigned office but continued to sit in the constituent assembly. At first he supported Louis Napoleon , but when he discovered the prince's imperial ambitions he broke with him. Arrested and imprisoned on 2 December 1851, he remained in private life until November 1869, when he

#571428