HISTORY - BARDOUX Agénor (1829 - 1897) - Autograph letter signed

A lawyer in Clermont, he did not hesitate to proclaim his Republican sympathies. In 1871, he was elected Member of Parliament, then re-elected in 1876 and 1877. In the Chamber, he was chairman of the centre-left group. He became Minister of Public Education in 1877. In December 1882, he was appointed senator for life.
Autograph letter signed, dated Versailles, 19.10. He promises to recommend a friend to the Garde des Sceaux to be awarded the Légion d'Honneur.