Léon Gambetta
Former President of the Council of Ministers of France
Léon Gambetta was a French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the French Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its early government. Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1838, Cahors, France
Died: December 31, 1882 (age 44 years), Sèvres, France
Party: Moderate Republicans
Education: Paris Law Faculty (1857–1860)
Previous offices: President of the Council of Ministers of France (1881–1882), Minister of the Interior of France (1870–1871), and Member of the Chamber of Deputies of France (1869–1882)
Nationality: French
Place of burial: Panthéon, Paris, France