Senator elected for life under the French Third Republic
The first 75 senators for life elected at the beginning of the Third RepublicCaricature of Henri-Alexandre Wallon, father of the Third Republic, who was a senator for life from 1875 until his death in 1904.
A senator for life (French: sénateur inamovible) was an elected position under the French Third Republic, similar to that of senator for life in other countries. At one time the French Senate was composed of 300 members, of whom 75 were inamovible ("unremovable").
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