Jules Migeon


Jules Migeon was a French author, businessman and politician. He served in the Corps législatif from 1852 to 1859.

Early life

Jules Migeon was born on 7 February 1815 in Méziré, France. His father, Jean-Baptiste Migeon, was a businessman.
Migeon studied the Classics in Haut-Rhin and Paris.

Career

Migeon published short stories in Le Pionnier, a literary magazine, as early as 1844. He published his first novel, Louise, shortly after. Two years later, in 1846, he published, La France et ses institutions, a book about French institutions.
Migeon acquired the Zola Dam, built by François Zola, near Aix-en-Provence in 1853. It was dedicated in 1854.
Migeon was conservative. He served in the Corps législatif from 1852 to 1859, representing Haut-Rhin.
Migeon was a papal count.

Death

Migeon died on 20 March 1868 in Zug, Switzerland.