to restore calm, against the abolition of the death penalty and for the expedition to Rome. From 13 October 1848 to 10 December 1848 Vivien was Minister of Public Works in the cabinet of General Louis-Eugène Cavaignac. He was one of the three candidates presented by President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte for the office of vice president of the Republic; he came second. He was named president of the Legislation Section of the Council of State in April 1849. After the coup d'état of 2 December 1851 he retired from public life. Vivien died on 7 June 1854 in Paris from pneumonia. He was aged 54. Works Le Joueur ou Les Jeux dans leurs conséquences sur la moralité des individus et la fortune des familles (Paris, 1825, in-8°) Traité de la législature des théâtres (1830) References Citations Sources 1799 births 1854 deaths Politicians from Paris Party of Order politicians French Ministers of Justice and Religious Affairs French Ministers of Public Works Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 7th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly Prefects of police of Paris