James Marie-Antoine Monjaret de Kerjégu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Marie-Antoine Monjaret de Kerjégu
French politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Goazec, Brittany, France
About James Marie-Antoine Monjaret de Kerjégu
- James Marie-Antoine Monjaret de Kerjégu (27 February 1846 – 23 December 1908), French diplomat and politician, was born in Trévarez-Saint-Goazec (Finistère) to an ancient Breton family; his father, François-Marie Jacques de Kerjégu, was a member of the Chamber of Deputies and later a senator; two of his uncles had also been members of parliament. After a stint in the diplomatic service of the Second Empire from 1867 until 1870, he saw service during the siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War.
- He then returned to the diplomatic service, occupying posts in Germany, Serbia, Russia, and Switzerland. Kerjégu stood in the election of 1889 as a republican candidate, winning election with some 94% of the votes cast in his constituency in the Finistère.
- A committed republican, he was dedicated to law and order and governmental stability.
- He concerned himself particularly with economic and agricultural issues, and supported progressive causes, including welfare and public disability insurance.
- On the other hand, he opposed the progressive income tax and the separation of church and state, and he favoured a strong military. He died in Paris during his fifth term in the Chamber.
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