François-André Isambert
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François-André Isambert was a French
lawyer, historian, and politician. Isambert was founder and for an extended period contributor of the Gazette des Tribunaux and actively participated in Louis François Wolowski's Revue de législation et de jurisprudence.
, Eure-et-Loir
, Isambert studied law, was deputy of the colonies
and, in 1818 (under the Second Restoration of the Bourbons
), an attorney at the Cassation Court
. As a member of the Chamber of Deputies
, he worked for legislative and administrative reforms in the colonies, and was noted for his attacks on the Roman Catholic Church
.
He protested against the Ordinances
of the year 1830 in the name of the bar, and thus sided with the Revolution
and the July Monarchy
. He went among the first to the town hall, where he was named by the provisional government
director of the Bulletin de Lois. Named counsel at the cassation court on August 27, he edited the Constitutional Charter
, and joined the Chamber of Deputies in October of that year.
the secretary of the British Anti-Slavery group who organised the convention. Francois Isambert had been in correspondence with Scoble and he was an active figure in trying to free the French slaves.
, but joined the opposition under the minister Casimir Perier
. In 1834, he founded the Société pour l'abolition de l'esclavage, a militant abolitionist
organism.
After the Revolution of 1848, he was elected to the French National Assembly
for the Eure-et-Loir départment, and joined the Right in the Constituent Assembly
, but wasn't reelected to the legislative. 1854, he converted to Protestantism
; he died in Paris
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
lawyer, historian, and politician. Isambert was founder and for an extended period contributor of the Gazette des Tribunaux and actively participated in Louis François Wolowski's Revue de législation et de jurisprudence.
Under the Bourbons and the July Revolution
Born in Aunay-sous-AuneauAunay-sous-Auneau
Aunay-sous-Auneau is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
, Isambert studied law, was deputy of the colonies
French colonial empires
The French colonial empire was the set of territories outside Europe that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the colonial empire of France was the second-largest in the world behind the British Empire. The French colonial empire...
and, in 1818 (under the Second Restoration of the Bourbons
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
), an attorney at the Cassation Court
Court of Cassation (France)
The French Supreme Court of Judicature is France's court of last resort having jurisdiction over all matters triable in the judicial stream but only scope of review to determine a miscarriage of justice or certify a question of law based solely on points of law...
. As a member of the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...
, he worked for legislative and administrative reforms in the colonies, and was noted for his attacks on the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
He protested against the Ordinances
July Ordinances
July Ordinances, also known as the Four Ordinances of Saint-Cloud, were a series of decrees set forth by Charles X and Jules Armand de Polignac, the chief minister, in July 1830....
of the year 1830 in the name of the bar, and thus sided with the Revolution
July Revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...
and the July Monarchy
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
. He went among the first to the town hall, where he was named by the provisional government
Provisional government
A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a very large government. The early provisional governments were created to prepare for the return of royal rule...
director of the Bulletin de Lois. Named counsel at the cassation court on August 27, he edited the Constitutional Charter
Constitution of France
The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, and replaced that of the Fourth Republic dating from 1946. Charles de Gaulle was the main driving force in introducing the new constitution and inaugurating the Fifth...
, and joined the Chamber of Deputies in October of that year.
Abolition of Slavery
In the painting of the 1840 Anti-Slavery convention there is a figure to the left described as "M.M.Isambert" and in the centre is John ScobleJohn Scoble
John Scoble was a British abolitionist and political figure in Canada West.-Biography:Scoble was born in Kingsbridge, England in 1799 and was educated in Devon and London. He was part of the anti-slavery movement in England and was involved in the protests against the apprenticeship system which...
the secretary of the British Anti-Slavery group who organised the convention. Francois Isambert had been in correspondence with Scoble and he was an active figure in trying to free the French slaves.
July Monarchy and 1848
Isambert voted for the government of Jacques LaffitteJacques Laffitte
Jacques Laffitte was a French banker and politician.-Biography:Laffitte was born at Bayonne, one of the ten children of a carpenter....
, but joined the opposition under the minister Casimir Perier
Casimir Pierre Perier
Casimir Pierre Perier was a French statesman, President of the Council during the July Monarchy, when he headed the conservative Parti de la résistance .-Life:...
. In 1834, he founded the Société pour l'abolition de l'esclavage, a militant abolitionist
Abolitionism
Abolitionism is a movement to end slavery.In western Europe and the Americas abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and set slaves free. At the behest of Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas who was shocked at the treatment of natives in the New World, Spain enacted the first...
organism.
After the Revolution of 1848, he was elected to the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
for the Eure-et-Loir départment, and joined the Right in the Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
, but wasn't reelected to the legislative. 1854, he converted to Protestantism
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
; he died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Works
- Recueil complet des lois et ordonnances à compter du 1er avril 1814 (Par. 1820-30, 17 Vols.), with complete commentary
- Recueil général des anciennes lois francaises depuis l'an 1420 jusqu'à la révolution de 1789 (ibid. 1821-33, 29 Vols.), a collection he published together with Jourdan, Decrusy, Armet and Taillandier
- Annales politiques et diplomatiques (ibid. 1823, 5 Vols.; 2. Ed. 1826)
- Essai historique sur l'étude du droit naturel, du droit public et du droit des gens (ibid. 1826)
- Code électoral et municipal (2. Ed., ibid. 1831, 3 Vols.)
- État religieux de la France et de l'Europe (ibid. 1843-1844, 2 Parts)
- Histoire de Justinien (ibid. 1856, 2 Vols.)
- Anecdota (ibid. 1856), a translation of ProcopiusProcopiusProcopius of Caesarea was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palestine. Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the principal historian of the 6th century, writing the Wars of Justinian, the Buildings of Justinian and the celebrated Secret History...
- Pandectes françaises (Par. 1834, 2 Vols.), a complete collection of French laws, decrees and records up to his time, written for practical use, have remained unfinished.