Francisque Rive

Born in Belley (Ain) on November 17, 1837, he studied law in Belley, his law degree in Paris, and was admitted to the bar in 1861.

Hostile to the empire, he was appointed, on September 4, 1870, Attorney General in Bourg, resigned on October 12, 1870, and was elected, on February 8, 1871, representative of the Ain to the National Assembly, the 3rd of 7, by 58,091 votes (71,803 voters, 107,184 registered).

He took a seat on the center left, was secretary of the Assembly (1871-1874), defended Thiers' politics, was a member of several commissions, was rapporteur for the law on commercial bills, spoke on the budget, on the electoral law, on the jury, on newspaper stamps, voted on the ineligibility of the military, and gave his opinion:

- for peace,

- against the repeal of the laws of exile,

- for the return to Paris,

- against the resignation of Thiers,

- against septenat,

- against Broglie's ministry,

- for constitutional laws.

He did not stand for re-election in 1876, and resumed his place at the bar. Public Prosecutor at the Douai Court of Appeal, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor on August 22, 1878. He died in Lyon (Rhône) on April 12, 1898.