Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu (1856–January 30, 1927) was a

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n politician. Born into the

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n branch of the ''boyar''

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, his father Lascarache was a ''vornic''. After completing legal studies at the

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, Cantacuzino returned home and joined the Conservative Party. He was first elected

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in 1891 and

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in 1903. From the time of its founding in 1908, he was a prominent member of the

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. Cantacuzino served as President of the Assembly of Deputies twice: February to April 1907 and December 1912 to January 1914. A number of laws were passed under his watch, including one for organizing the

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and another ratifying the Treaty of Bucharest. In the summer of 1914, he took part in the meetings of the Crown Council held at

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, arguing for Romania's neutrality in World War I. Two years later, he took part in the Crown Council meeting at

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, voting for Romania's entry into the war on the side of the

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. He became a senator by right in 1926,Ion Mamina, ''Monarhia constituțională în România'', p. 384. Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică, 2000. and died the following year at

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. Dinu C. Giurescu, ''Dicționar biografic de istorie a României'', p. 111. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008.

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Constantin Constantin is an Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian and Romanian male given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, ...

University of Paris alumni Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) politicians Conservative-Democratic Party politicians Romanian expatriates in France People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia