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Édouard Bocher
Pierre Henri Édouard Bocher (16 February 1811, Paris - 2 May 1900, Paris) was a French politician.
Life.
Édouard Bocher was born on 16 February 1811 in Paris, son of a Paris stockbroker.
He 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.
he became auditor to the Conseil d'État in 1833 and
sub-prefect for Étampes in 1834. In 1834 he married Aline de Laborde (1811-1885), second daughter of comte Alexandre de Laborde and an accomplished lady of letters. They had two children:
- Emmanuel Bocher (1835-1919), officer, writer, pianist, painter, editor of the complete works of Gavarni and great friend of Sarah Bernhardt
- Valentin Bocher (1840-1849)
In 1839 Édouard Bocher was made prefect for Gers, then in 1841 for Toulouse and in 1842 for