Lazare Escarguel (1816–1893) was a French politician and newspaper editor.

Biography

Elected as a

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in 1865, Lazare Escarguel became the mayor of that city in 1870. The following year, he was elected as a member of the

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for

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, and was reelected in 1876, 1877 (against Colonel Falcon with 13,235 votes vs 8,276) and in 1881. Escarguel is then elected as a senator for Pyrénées-Orientales from 1882 to 1891.Senate biography
/ref> He finally retired in his birth town, where he died in 1893 of

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. Lazare Escarguel was also a founding member of the newspaper '' L'Indépendant'' for its second start in 1868.

References

1816 births 1893 deaths People from Aude Politicians from Occitania (administrative region) Republican Union (France) politicians Members of the National Assembly (1871) Members of the 1st Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Pyrénées-Orientales French newspaper editors {{PyrénéesOrientales-politician-stub