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Soon after his birth his father Jean Francois Garnier, a naval surgeon, died, and his mother married Simon Pagès, a college professor, by whom she had a son. The boys were brought up together, and took the double name Gamier-Pagès. Étienne found employment first in a commercial house in Marseille, and then in an insurance office in Paris . In 1825 he began to study Law , and made some mark as an advocate. A keen opponent of the Restoration , he joined various democratic societies, notably the ''Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera'', an organization for purifying the elections. He took part in the Revolution Of July 1830 ; became secretary of the ''Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera'', whose propaganda he brought into line with his anti-monarchical ideas; and in 1831 was sent from Isère to the chamber of deputies. He was concerned in the preparation of the Compte rendu of 1832, and advocated Universal Suffrage . He was an eloquent speaker, and his sound knowledge of business and finance gave him a marked influence among all parties in the chamber. His half-brother, Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès ( 1803 - October 31 , 1878 ), fought on the barricades during the Revolution Of July . REFERENCES |