Jules Simon

Jules Simon
Prime Minister of France
In office
12 December 1876  17 May 1877
PresidentPatrice de MacMahon
Preceded byJules Dufaure
Succeeded byAlbert, duc de Broglie
Personal details
Born31 December 1814
Lorient
Died8 June 1896(1896-06-08) (aged 81)
Paris
Political partyModerate Republican (1848–1871)
Opportunist Republican (1871–1896)
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Jules François Simon (French: [ʒyl simɔ̃]; 31 December 1814 – 8 June 1896) was a French statesman and philosopher, and one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans in the Third French Republic.