Eugène Pelletan

Pierre Clément Eugène Pelletan (29 October 1813[1] – 13 December 1884[2]) was a French writer, journalist and politician.

Born in Royan, Charente-Maritime, Eugène Pelletan was an associate of Lamartine, but refused an appointment to the office in the foreign affairs ministry.

His bright and eloquent speeches won him fame as a brilliant orator.

Re-elected in 1869, he protested against the war with Prussia and became a member of the Government of National Defense on 4 September 1870.

Elected to the National Assembly in February 1871,[3] he approved the politics of Thiers and became vice-president of the Senate in 1879.