Prosper Hochet

Prosper Hochet (26 April 1810 – 18 May 1883) was a French lawyer and senior administrator who was Secretary-General of the Council of State of Louis-Philippe (r. 1830–48) and of the French Second Republic. He served as a deputy in the last years of the July Monarchy.

Prosper Hochet
Hochet tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery
Deputy for Cher
In office
1 August 1846 – 24 February 1848
Secretary-General of the Council of State
In office
1839–1851
Personal details
Born(1810-04-26)26 April 1810
Paris, France
Died18 May 1883(1883-05-18) (aged 73)
Paris, France
OccupationLawyer, Politician
Known forSecretary-General of the Council of State

Early years

Prosper Hochet was born in Paris on 26 April 1810.[1] His parents were Claude Hochet (1772–1857) and Gabrielle Boigues (1788–1855).[2] Prosper's father was an iron master who was made Master of Requests and honorary Councilor of State in 1822.[3][4] He had three sisters and one brother, Jules Hochet (1813–67).[2] Jules would become Inspector of Finances.[3] Prosper was among the twenty founders of the Conférence Molé debating society on 19 March 1832. Four of them later became members of the Council of State including Prosper Hochet, Mortimer Ternaux, Achille Guilhem and Édouard Bocher.[5]

Prosper Hochet joined the administration of the July Monarchy first as auditor in Louis-Philippe's Council of State, then as Master of Requests.[6] Claude Hochet resigned from his offices in 1839 to make way for his son.[4] Prosper Hochet replaced his father as Secretary General of the Council of State on 12 March 1839. He was replaced as Master of Requests by Léon Cordunet and M. Louyer-Villermay.[7]

On 18 May 1841 Prosper Hochet married Marie Camille Trubert (born 1823).[2] He was made a knight of the Legion of Honour on 4 May 1844.[6]

Political career

Hochet was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies on 1 August 1846 for the Cher department.[1] His opponent was Florestan Bonnaire, who said he would demand freedom of education "under the supervision of the university". Hochet was in favour of fulfilling the guarantees of the charter without subterfuge.[8] He was a member of the Centre-Right group. Until the Revolution of February 1848 he supported the ministry of François Guizot. He left office when the chamber was dissolved on 24 February 1848.[9] Hochet did not reenter politics after the revolution.[9]

Later career

In June 1850 Hochet was Secretary General of the Council of State, of which Henri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe was president.[10] The position of Secretary-General was one of the functionaries appointed to the council of state by the President of the Republic, and was responsible for managing the work of the office and taking minutes at general assemblies.[11] Hochet ran the offices at the quai d'Orsay supported by Philippe Pierson as Secretary of Litigation, five secretaries of sections and committees and various other administrators.[12] By decree of 13 December 1851 Napoleon III appointed Hochet secretary-general of the consultative commission.[13] Hochet resigned from the consultative commission as of 23 January 1852.[14]

Prosper Hochet was a member of the Cercle des chemins de fer in 1861.[6] He died on 18 May 1883 in Paris.[1] He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.[15]

Notes
    1. Prosper Hochet – Assemblée nationale.
    2. Derrien.
    3. Martin-Frugier 1989, p. 234.
    4. Doyon & Parc 1972, p. 38.
    5. Martin-Frugier 1989, pp. 233–234.
    6. Leveque.
    7. Lesur 1841, p. 72.
    8. Riancey 1846, p. 112.
    9. Robert & Cougny 1889.
    10. Say 1850, p. 67.
    11. French Republic 1851, p. 84.
    12. French Republic 1851, p. 90.
    13. Ronher 1852, Doc 19 p.17.
    14. Casabianca 1852, p. 257.
    15. HOCHET Prosper (1810-1883) – APPL.

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