 Chef de bataillon in the Garde nationale at Pantin, he became managing director of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (1830-1832), the Opéra-Comique (1834-1845) and the Opéra de Paris (1854-1856), and a politician, as conseiller général of the (1845-1867), président of the Conseil général (1849-1866), and député for the Loir-et-Cher in the Corps législatif (1852–1867).He was very successful managing the Opéra-Comique, a theatre in full-blown financial crisis when he took over in 1834.He brought the theatre back to prosperity by staging a large number of successful works, among the most remarkable being "Lestocq" and "Le cheval de bronze" by Daniel Auber, "L'éclair" by Fromental Halévy, "Les chaperons blancs" by Auber, "Sarah" by Albert Grisar, the "Le postillon de Lonjumeau" by Adolphe Adam, "L'ambassadrice" and "Le domino noir" by Auber, "Le brasseur de Preston" by Adam, "La fille du régiment" by Gaetano Donizetti, and "Zanetta", "Les diamants de la couronne", "Le duc d'Olonne", and "La sirène" by Auber.