Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières
| Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières | |
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| Born |
3 May 1751 Besançon, Doubs, France |
| Died | 14 May 1831 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Politician |
Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières (3 May 1751 – 14 May 1831) was a French politician. He was a deputy in the Legislative Assembly from 1813 to 1815, a representative in the Chamber during the Hundred Days and a deputy from 1819 to 1831.
Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières was born into a noble family in Besançon, Doubs, on 3 May 1751. He was the son of Jacques-François-Joseph Labbey, an advocate, and Etiennette-Marie Roux. He joined the army, and before the French Revolution gained the rank of captain in the artillery. He retired on 1789 after twenty seven years of services.
At first Labbey de Pompières supported the revolutionary ideas, but became frightened of what was happening, became a suspect, and in 1793 was imprisoned. He was released after eighteen months of detention, and became a member and president of the district of Saint-Quentin. Under the First French Empire he was appointed a counselor to the prefecture of the Aisne department. He was made interim prefect in 1812. On 6 January 1813 he was appointed by the Senate as deputy for Aisne in the legislative body. He was an opponent of imperial despotism, and voted for printing the report by Joseph Lainé on the political situation in France after the French defeat in the Battle of Leipzig (16–19 October 1813).
Labbey de Pompières supported the first Bourbon Restoration, and helped the dynasty return after the fall of Napoleon in 1814. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honour on 13 December 1814. In the 1814 session he belonged to the opposition to the Bourbon prime minister. He was against the proposed laws to control the press. Speaking on the subject of restoring the goods of émigrés that had not been sold, he proposed to place all the property in the hands of King Louis XVIII of France to distribute as he saw fit.
During the Hundred Days (20 March to 8 July 1815) when Napoleon returned from exile, Labbey de Pompierres was elected on 8 May 1815 to represent the department of Aisne in the Chamber. He was appointed one of the five inspecteurs de la salle. He did not speak during the short term of this Legislature.
As a constitutional monarchist, Labbey de Pompières remained in retirement for a few years after the second Bourbon Restoration. He was elected to represent the Aisne on 11 September 1819. He sat on the left with the liberal opposition, and despite his age played a very active part in the debates. It was said that he was almost twice the age of eligibility for a deputy, and made as much noise as four or five. He voted against the emergency laws, the new electoral system and violations of the Charter of 1814. On 6 March 1820 he proposed a reform of the electoral system to reduce the opportunities for fraud, but this was rejected. He spoke against the censorship law and proposed many amendments to the budget to reduce expenditures. In the 1822 session he again attacked the press laws. He opposed the war in Spain.
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