Ernest Hamel

Ernest Hamel (1826-1898) was a French lawyer, poet, historian, journalist and politician. He served as a member of the French Senate from 1892 to 1898, representing Seine-et-Oise.

Early life Ernest Hamel was born on 2 July 1826 in Paris, France. His great-uncle, Charles François Lhomond, was a grammarian. He studied the Law at the University of Paris from 1845 to 1848.

Career Hamel published two books about French institutions in 1848-1849. In 1851, he published a collection of poems, Les derniers chants. They had a son, Edouard Hamel, and a daughter, Louise, who married Paul Maitrot de Varenne. He purchased the Manoir de la Troche in Richebourg from the Dufresne in 1880.

Hamel died on 6 January 1898 in Paris. His son, Edouard Hamel, inherited his manor and served as the mayor of Richebourg.

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