and to seek clarification on the separatist movement that seemed to be planned for Nice. He formally congratulated King Victor Emmanuel on the occupation of Rome by Piedmontese troops and the unification of Italy, but did not obtain satisfaction on the question of Nice. Sénard ran unsuccessfully for election to the National Assembly for the Seine-Inférieure in the elections of 8 February 1871. He was elected mayor of Saint-Cloud in May 1871. On 18 October 1874 he ran for election as representative for the department of Seine-et-Oise, and was elected. He sat on the left. Sénard did not run for election on 20 February 1876, but was elected on 14 October 1877 for the first district of Pontoise. After a Republican majority was elected to the Senate in January 1879, he was appointed Vice-President of the House on 24 May 1879. He lost the election of 21 August 1881. He died in Paris on 29 October 1885. References Citations Sources 1800 births 1885 deaths Lawyers from Rouen Politicians from Rouen Moderate Republicans (France) Opportunist Republicans French interior ministers Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly Members of the National Assembly (1871) Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic