Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin

Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin
Ledru-Rollin in 1848
Member of the National Assembly
for Vaucluse
In office
1 March 1874  31 December 1874
In office
12 February 1871  28 February 1871
Member of the National Assembly
for Var
In office
28 May 1849  2 December 1851
Member of the Constituent Assembly
for Seine
In office
4 May 1848  26 May 1849
Member of the Executive Commission
In office
6 May 1848  28 June 1848
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of the Interior
In office
24 February 1848  9 May 1848
Preceded byTanneguy Duchâtel
Succeeded byAdrien Recurt
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Sarthe
In office
17 August 1846  24 February 1848
In office
26 July 1842  6 July 1846
In office
4 April 1839  12 June 1842
Personal details
Born2 February 1807
Paris, France
Died31 December 1874(1874-12-31) (aged 67)
Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
Political partyMontagnard
SpouseHarriet Sharpe
RelativesJacques-Philippe Ledru (uncle)
Nicolas-Philippe Ledru (grandfather)
OccupationLawyer, politician, journalist
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Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ oɡyst lədʁy ʁɔlɛ̃]; 2 February 1807 – 31 December 1874) was a French lawyer, politician and journalist who emerged as one of the leaders of the French Revolution of 1848. He served as Minister of the Interior and on the Executive Commission in 1848, in addition to several legislative posts between 1839 and 1874.