Prosper Hochet
| Prosper Hochet | |
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Hochet tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery
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| Deputy for Cher | |
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In office 1 August 1846 – 24 February 1848 |
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| Secretary-General of the Council of State | |
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In office 1839–1851 |
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26 April 1810 Paris, France |
| Died | 18 May 1883 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Known for | Secretary-General of the Council of State |
Prosper Hochet (26 April 1810 – 18 May 1883) was a French lawyer and senior administrator who was Secretary-General of the Council of State of Louis-Philippe (r. 1830–48) and of the French Second Republic. He served as a deputy in the last years of the July Monarchy.
Prosper Hochet was born in Paris on 26 April 1810. His parents were Claude Hochet (1772–1857) and Gabrielle Boigues (1788–1855). Prosper's father was an iron master who was made Master of Requests and honorary Councilor of State in 1822. He had three sisters and one brother, Jules Hochet (1813–67). Jules would become Inspector of Finances. Prosper 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.
Prosper Hochet joined the administration of the July Monarchy first as auditor in Louis-Philippe's Council of State, then as Master of Requests. Claude Hochet resigned from his offices in 1839 to make way for his son. Prosper Hochet replaced his father as Secretary General of the Council of State on 12 March 1839. He was replaced as Master of Requests by Léon Cordunet and M. Louyer-Villermay.
On 18 May 1841 Prosper Hochet married Marie Camille Trubert (born 1823). He was made a knight of the Legion of Honour on 4 May 1844.
Hochet was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies on 1 August 1846 for the Cher department. His opponent was Florestan Bonnaire, who said he would demand freedom of education "under the supervision of the university". Hochet was in favour of fulfilling the guarantees of the charter without subterfuge. He was a member of the Centre-Right group. Until the Revolution of February 1848 he supported the ministry of François Guizot. He left office when the chamber was dissolved on 24 February 1848. Hochet did not reenter politics after the revolution.
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