born Aug. 11, 1837, Limoges, France
died June 24, 1894, Lyon
French politician.
Grandson of Sadi Carnot , he worked as a government engineer before turning to politics. After serving as minister of public works (1880–81) and finance (1885–87), he was elected in 1887 as fourth president of the Third Republic . He competently handled the plots by {{link=Boulanger, Georges -Ernest-Jean-Marie">Georges Boulanger , anarchist agitation, and the Panama Canal scandals, and retained his popularity through 10 different governments but was assassinated in 1894 by an Italian anarchist.