Ernest Vallé [SEP] date of birth
Ernest Vallé
Ernest Vallé (19 September 1845 – 24 January 1920) was a French lawyer and politician who was Minister of Justice from 1902 to 1905.
Early years (1845–89).
Ernest Vallé was born on 19 September 1845 in Avize, Marne. 
For his secondary education he attended the "lycée" of Épernay and then the "lycée" of Reims.
He then studied law in Paris. He was secretary to Désiré Médéric Le Blond (1812–86), who was later senator for the Marne
, and then to Ernest Cresson (1824–1902), who later became president of the bar association.
Vallé joined the Paris Bar in 1867.
He participated in the Republican youth movement opposed to the Second French Empire.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71 he served in the "garde mobile" in defense of Paris.
Vallé was engaged in many civil cases as a barrister in the Court of Appeal, some of which were widely discussed.
He continued to serve as a barrister after being elected