[1] He was the son of a wealthy merchant, took an early interest in political economics, and supported the imperial regime.

He was strongly opposed by the prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne, who had his posters torn down and confiscated his professions of faith and his ballots in the post office.

He joined the Bonapartist Appel au peuple parliamentary group, and was strongly opposed to Adolphe Thiers.

When Napoleon III died he sent Napoléon, Prince Imperial, a letter in which he said "France loves you, hopes and waits.

[1] In 1876 Prax-Paris ran for election for the Chamber of Deputies in both the first and second constituencies of Montauban on the Appel au peuple platform.

[2] Jean-Charles Abbatucci of the Appel au peuple group was narrowly defeated in the 20 February 1876 elections in Corsica.

After the House was dissolved in 1877 Abbatucci was the government's candidate in the election of 14 October 1877 and easily won against the same opponent.

[5] Prax-Paris was reelected in the first round in 1898 after campaigning against the separation of Church and State and against the progressive income tax.