Mathieu-Richard-Auguste Henrion (b.

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, 19 June 1805; d.

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, September, 1862) was a Baron, French magistrate, historian, and journalist. After completing his studies in law, he became a member of the Paris Bar as . Under the

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he was made assistant librarian at the ;

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appointed him counsellor at the court of appeals of La Guadeloupe, whence he was transferred in the same capacity to the court of Aix, a position which he occupied until his death. He contributed for the greater part of his life to Catholic and royalist periodicals—first to the , then the , and to others of lesser importance. Finally, in 1840, he assumed the editorship of , which in 1848 came under the control of

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. Besides his numerous articles in periodicals, Henrion wrote many books which show his Catholic and royalist convictions - he belonged to the generation of fiery French

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of the middle of the nineteenth century. His principal works are: * (Paris, 1831) * (Paris, 1831) * (History of the Papacy), Paris, 1832 * (Paris, 1836) * (Paris, 1837) * (Paris, 1840) * (Paris, 1843-) * (Paris, 1844) * (Paris, 1845).

References

;Attribution * Cites sources: **Lagrange, ''Vie Mgr. Dupanloup'' (Paris, 1886) **''L'ami de la Religion'', CIII, CIV, CXXXIX, CXL, etc. **Houtin, ''La controverse de l'apostolicite des eglises en France au XIXe siecle'' (Paris, 1903), 41, 236, 307 **Arbellot, ''Documents inedits sur l'apostolat de S. Martial et sur l'antiquite des eglises de France'' (Paris, 1862) **''

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'' (March, 1861), III, 5 sqq., 165-82 {{DEFAULTSORT:Henrion, Math. 1805 births 1862 deaths 19th-century French historians French male non-fiction writers 19th-century French male writers