1. Louis Tirman was a French lawyer and civil servant who was prefect of several departments, Governor General of French Algeria from 1881 to 1891 and then Senator of Ardennes from 1892 until his death in 1899.
27 Facts About Louis Tirman
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Louis Tirman believed in consolidating the French presence in Algeria through support of the colons, and the grant of French nationality to the Algerian-born children of Spanish and Italian settlers.
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Louis Tirman was born on 29 July 1837 in Mezieres, Ardennes.
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Louis Tirman's father was Julien-Victor-Albert Tirman, a doctor and politician, member of the Higher Committee of Public Instruction and the Board of Administration of the Hospice de Mezieres.
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Louis Tirman's father was a municipal councilor in Mezieres and general councilor for the Mezieres from 1853 to 1862.
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Louis Tirman's mother was Charlotte-Victorine Regnault, daughter of a businessman and industrialist from Charleville.
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Louis Tirman's cousin Jules Riche was a Bonapartist deputy from 1852 to 1860, then a member of the Council of State until the end of the Second Empire.
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The painter Henriette Tirman was the daughter of his brother, doctor Charles-Louis-Henry Tirman.
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Louis Tirman obtained his license as a lawyer on 12 November 1859 and his doctorate in law in 1862.
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On 20 February 1869 Louis Tirman was appointed counselor to the Prefecture of Seine-et-Marne.
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On 17 March 1870 Louis Tirman was appointed secretary-general to the prefecture of Ardennes.
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Louis Tirman was appointed to replace the prefect, Foy, and was responsible for organizing the defense and administration of the department.
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The Ardennes were soon fully occupied, but Louis Tirman managed to deploy some troops who put up a courageous resistance.
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Louis Tirman was appointed Governor-General of Algeria on 26 November 1881.
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On several occasions over the next ten years Louis Tirman addressed the Senate or Chamber of Deputies during debates about Algeria.
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In 1884 Louis Tirman reasserted that despite the annexation of the M'zab in 1882, the agreement of 1853 that granted internal autonomy remained in force.
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On 23 May 1885 Louis Tirman made another attempt, proposing a special law for Algeria, but this was rejected.
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Louis Tirman was said to have become a tool of the colons.
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Louis Tirman was named to the Ardennes General Council for the canton of Attigny after his return in 1891.
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Louis Tirman won in the first round with 478 votes out of 856.
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Louis Tirman was reelected on 7 January 1894, again in the first round, by 652 votes out of 851.
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Louis Tirman remained interested in everything to do with Algeria.
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Louis Tirman was active in the discussion of the report presented by Emile Combes on behalf of the commission to examine legal and administrative changes related to Muslim higher education, and in the debate over Algerian land ownership.
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Louis Tirman was President of the Ardennes General Council from 1893 to 1898.
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Louis Tirman died in office at the age of 62 on 2 August 1899 at the Chateau des Taboureaux near La Ferte-Loupiere, Yonne.
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Louis Tirman had been made Officer of the Legion of Honour on 29 December 1881, Commander on 9 July 1883, Grand Officer on 20 July 1885 and Grand-Croix on 28 April 1891.
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Louis Tirman was awarded the Grand-croix of the Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar, Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden and Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stanislaus of Russia.