Jacques Piou


Jacques Piou was a French lawyer and politician.

Early life

Jacques Piou was born on 6 August 1838 in Angers, France. His father, Constance Piou, was a politician. His mother, Thérèse Angèle Palmyre Ledall de Kéréon, was an aristocrat.
He studied the Law.

Career

Piou started his career as a lawyer in Toulouse.
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Haute-Garonne from 1885 to 1893, and from 1898 to 1902. He co-founded Popular Liberal Action, a conservative political party, with Count Albert de Mun in 1901. He then served for Lozère from 1906 to 1919.
He authored a biography of Count Albert de Mun that was published in 1925.

Personal life

He married Julie Gentien. They had a daughter, Léonie Thérèse Piou.

Death

He died on 12 May 1932 in Paris.