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Félix Faure
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7th President of the French Republic (1841–1899)
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Félix Faure was a French politician who served as President of the French Republic and as a member of the French National Assembly. Born in Paris in 1841, he worked in Paris and held French citizenship. His native language was French, which he also spoke and wrote.
He received several awards, including the Order of St. Andrew, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, and the Order of the Redeemer. Faure was unmarried partner to Marguerite Steinheil and had a child named Lucie Faure-Goyau. He died of a stroke in Paris in 1899, with natural causes listed as the manner of death.
His funeral was a significant event. Faure is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. His archives are held at the Archives nationales. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is also recognized in the French Presidents collection.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Félix
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- President Félix Faure (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Félix Faure
- unmarried partner
- Marguerite Steinheil
- date of birth
- 1841-01-30
- date of death
- 1899-02-16
- cause of death
- stroke
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Félix Faure
- name in native language
- Félix Faure
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- relative
- Claude Berge
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Encyclopedic overview
Félix François Faure ( French: [feliks fʁɑ̃swa fɔʁ] ; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) 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 Seine-Inférieure in 1881. He rose to prominence in national politics up until unexpectedly assuming the presidency, during which time France's relations with Russia improved.
According to David Bell, Felix Faure was born in Paris and moved to Le Havre where he became a successful shipowner. He moved up from local politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1881. He started as a junior minister and became minister for marine and colonies. He was elected seventh president of the Third Republic in 1895 and died in office in 1899.
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