Jules Migeon (1815–1868) was a French author, businessman and politician. He served in the

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from 1852 to 1859.

Early life

Jules Migeon was born on 7 February 1815 in Méziré, France. His father, Jean-Baptiste Migeon, was a businessman. Migeon studied the Classics in Haut-Rhin and Paris.

Career

Migeon published short stories in '' Le Pionnier'', a literary magazine, as early as 1844. He published his first novel, ''Louise'', shortly after. Two years later, in 1846, he published, ''La France et ses institutions'', a book about French institutions. Migeon acquired the

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, built by François Zola, near

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in 1853. It was dedicated in 1854. Migeon was conservative. He served in the Corps législatif from 1852 to 1859, representing Haut-Rhin. Migeon was a

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Death

Migeon died on 20 March 1868 in

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, Switzerland.

References

1815 births 1868 deaths People from the Territoire de Belfort Papal counts Politicians from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic Members of the 1st Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the 2nd Corps législatif of the Second French Empire French male short story writers French short story writers French novelists French businesspeople {{France-business-bio-stub