Laboulaye lady national treasure
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Known as the "Father of the Statue of Liberty," Édouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States. Born on January 18, 1811 in Paris, France, de Laboulaye was a prominent and important political thinker in his time, a leading expert on the U.S. Constitution, and an abolitionist and supporter of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Édouard de Laboulaye believed whole-heartedly in the "common law of free peoples," an ideal in which every person was born with an inalienable, sacred right to freedom, and spent much of his political career pushing for the return of democracy to France.
In 1865, de Laboulaye proposed creating a monument for the United States. The recent Union victory in the Civil War, which reaffirmed the United States' ideals of freedom and democracy, served as a platform for de Laboulaye to argue that honoring the United States would strengthen the cause for democracy in France. As the president of the French Anti-Slavery Society, de Laboulaye believed that the passage of the 13th Amendment (aboli
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Édouard René de Laboulaye
French politician (1811–1883)
"Laboulaye" redirects here. For the Argentine city, see Laboulaye, Córdoba.
Édouard René de Laboulaye | |
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| In office 1876 – 25 May 1883 | |
| In office 1875 – 25 May 1883 | |
| Born | (1811-01-18)18 January 1811 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 May 1883(1883-05-25) (aged 72) Paris, France |
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| Children | Paulin de Laboulaye |
Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye (French pronunciation:[edwaʁʁəneləfɛvʁdəlabulɛ]; 18 January 1811 – 25 May 1883) was a French jurist, poet, author and anti-slavery activist. Attentive observer of the political life of the United States and admirer of the American constitution, he originated the idea of a statue presented by the French people to the United States that resulted in the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
Life
Laboulaye was received at the bar in 1842, and
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Known as the "Father of the Statue of Liberty," Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States. Born on January 18, 1811 in Paris, France, Laboulaye was a prominent and important political thinker in his time, a leading expert on the U.S. Constitution, and an abolitionist and supporter of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. Edouard de Laboulaye believed whole-heartedly in the "common law of free peoples," an ideal in which every person was born with an inalienable, sacred right to freedom, and spent much of his political career pushing for the return of democracy to France.
In 1865, Laboulaye proposed creating a monument for the United States. The recent Union victory in the Civil War, which reaffirmed the United States' ideals of freedom and democracy, served as a platform for Laboulaye to argue that honoring the United States would strengthen the cause for democracy in France. As the president of the French Anti-Slavery Society, Laboulaye believed that the passage of the 13th Amendment (abolishing slaver
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