Louis Victor Dubois Explained

Louis Victor Dubois
Birth Date:4 December 1837
Birth Place:Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France
Death Place:Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Wine merchant

Louis Victor Dubois (4 December 1837 – 12 November 1914) was a French politician.

Life

Louis Victor Dubois was born on 4 December 1837 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, son of wine merchant.On 1 January 1861 he succeeded his father in the business, which he practiced until 1 July 1891.In 1868 he was appointed a deputy judge in the Commercial Court.He was elected to the municipal council in 1870.He was made a judge at the Commercial Court in 1872.In 1877 he became a councilor of the arrondissement of Dreux, and on 31 January 1878 he became mayor of Dreux. He held this office for ten years.He was elected Councillor General of Eure-et-Loir on 6 October 1895.

Dubois ran successfully for election as deputy for Dreux on 3 November 1895 after the death of the incumbent, Jean Terrier, former Minister of Commerce and Industry. He joined the Progressive group.He was reelected in the general elections of 8 May 1898.He was defeated in the general elections of April–May 1902, and did not run for election again.Louis Dubois died on 12 November 1914 in Dreux.

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