Louis Bonnet

Louis Eugène Bonnet was born in Jujurieux, Ain, on 6 October 1815. He obtained a doctorate in medicine at Paris, then for some time worked as an internal surgeon in the hospitals of Lyon. He then returned to Ain to practice medicine. He became a general councilor for the canton of Poncin, Ain.[1]

On 30 January 1876 Bonnet was elected senator of Ain. He joined the moderate left. In June 1877 he voted against the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies. He fought the government of May 16th with the Republican minority. In 1879 he supported the ministry of Jules Armand Dufaure. On 9 March 1890 he voted for article 7 of Jules Ferry's project for free higher education. On 9 July he voted for amnesty for the members of the Paris Commune. In February 1883 he voted for the bill on expulsion of the princes. In 1884 he voted for reestablishment of divorce.[1]

Bonnet did not run for reelection on 25 January 1885.[1] After retiring from public life he returned to his birthplace. He died in Jujurieux, Ain, on 26 November 1892 at the age of 77.[2]