Pierre-François Audry de Puyraveau
| Pierre-François Audry de Puyraveau | |
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| Born |
27 September 1773 Puyravault, Charente-Maritime, France |
| Died | 6 December 1852 (aged 79) Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Leader of the July Revolution |
Pierre-François Audry, called Audry de Puyraveau (27 September 1773 - 6 December 1852) was a French politician. He was a deputy during the Bourbon Restoration. He played a key role in the July Revolution, and was a deputy during the July Monarchy. In his old age he was a Representative in the Constituent Assembly after the Revolution of 1848.
Pierre-François Audry was born in Puyravault, Charente-Maritime, on 27 September 1773. He was the son of Pierre Audry, merchant, and his wife Françoise Rondeau. Audry became a member of the French Carbonari, an underground movement hostile to the Bourbon Restoration.
Audry, described as a propriétaire of Rochefort, was elected deputy on 28 January 1822 for the 2nd electoral district of Charente-Inférieure (Rochefort). In 1822 he founded a large rolling factory in Paris. He was reelected for Rochefort on 17 November 1827. He was an opponent of the Restoration government, and on 16 March 1830 was one of the 221 deputies who voted for an address that was hostile to the Ministry of Jules de Polignac, which led to the dissolution of the house. Audry was reelected on 23 June 1830.
The Ordinances of 25 July 1830 suspended the constitution. Paris was calm on 26 July, although there were stirrings of protest against the blows the ordinances had dealt against the powers of the legislators and the press. Most of the deputies in Paris met at Casimir Pierre Périer's house on 27 July, but although they made speeches and were urged to act by Audry de Puyraveau, François Mauguin and Labbey de Pompières, they were unwilling to launch a protest. In a meeting held in the home of Jacques Laffitte on 27 July, while others procrastinated for fear or respect for the rule of law, Audry was among the five or six deputies who decided to fight.
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