Victor Milliard
French politician (1844-1921)
Victor Édouard Milliard (19 December 1844 – 9 May 1921) was a French politician who was Minister of Justice for a few months in 1897–98.
Early career (1844–90)
Victor Édouard Milliard was born on 19 December 1844 in les Andelys, Eure.
His father was an advocate in les Andelys.
He became a lawyer.
He was secretary of the Paris Bar Conference in 1867–1868.
He acted as secretary of Jules Favre (1809–80).
He ran unsuccessfully for election to the National Assembly on 8 February 1871 as Republican candidate for the department of Eure, and failed again in the election of 14 October 1877.
He was elected deputy for the Eure on 14 October 1887 in a by-election.
He sat with the Left.
He failed to be reelected in 1889.
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