Jules Simon

Jules Simon
Prime Minister of France
In office 12 December 1876 – 17 May 1877
President	Patrice de MacMahon
Preceded by	Jules Dufaure
Succeeded by	Albert, duc de Broglie
Personal details
Born	31 December 1814 Lorient
Died	8 June 1896(1896-06-08) (aged 81) Paris
Political party	Moderate Republican (1848–1871) Opportunist Republican (1871–1896)
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Jules François Simon (French pronunciation: [ʒyl simɔ̃]; 31 December 1814^[1] – 8 June 1896) was a French statesman and philosopher, and one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans in the Third French Republic.