Germain Casse
Eugène François Germain Casse | |
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Portrait by Atelier Nadar | |
| Representative for Guadeloupe | |
| In office 5 October 1873 – 7 March 1876 | |
| Deputy for Seine | |
| In office 5 March 1876 – 14 October 1889 | |
| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office 20 October 1889 – 1 September 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Grodet |
| Succeeded by | Delphino Moracchini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1837 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France |
| Died | 9 December 1900 (aged 63) Avignon, Vaucluse, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eugène François Germain Casse (22 September 1837 – 9 December 1900) was a French journalist and agitator who opposed the Catholic Church and the government of the Second French Empire in newspapers and meetings; he was arrested and imprisoned several times for his activities. During the French Third Republic he represented Guadeloupe in the National Assembly from 1873 to 1876 and was then Deputy of Seine from 1876 to 1889. His views gradually moderated from the far left towards a more centrist position. After leaving office he served briefly as Governor of Martinique.