Alexandre César Victor Charles Destutt de Tracy (French: [dəsty də tʁasi]; 9 September 1781 – 13 March 1864) was a French soldier and politician, son of the philosopher Antoine Destutt de Tracy.

Alexandre César Victor Charles Destutt de Tracy was born in Paris on 9 September 1781.

His father was Antoine Destutt de Tracy, an aristocrat, philosopher and deputy in the Estates-General for Moulins, Allier.

Destutt de Tracy served at Boulogne, with the French Army of Italy in Dalmatia, and in 1807 in the Engineering headquarters.

[1] On 5 August 1822 Destutt de Tracy was elected as deputy for the 2nd electoral district of Allier (Montluçon) in a by-election.

[1] Destutt de Tracy was re-elected on 23 June 1830 and supported the establishment of the July Monarchy, but always maintained his independence of the royal party.

[1] In the French Revolution of 1848 Destutt de Tracy was a colonel of the 1st legion of the National Guard of Paris.

[1] When Prince Louis Napoleon was elected president, Destutt de Tracy was made Minister of the Navy and Colonies from 20 December 1848 to 2 June 1849.

[1] Victor Destutt de Tracy left politics in 1852 and retired to Paray-le-Frésil, Allier, where he took up agriculture.