An opposition journalist in the 1820's, after the July Revolution he became a liberal Orleanist member of the Chamber.  
This Frenchman was a notable historian whose works included History of the French Revolution and History of the Consulate and the Empire, but he is better known for his role in public life.  An opposition journalist in the 1820's, after the July Revolution he became a liberal Orleanist member of the Chamber.  An opponent of Napoleon III, after the fall of the Second Empire, he became the leader of the French government in 1871. Name this statesman who died in 1877 after being forced out of office by the monarchists, and who, FTP, was the first president of the Third Republic.
This Frenchman was a notable historian whose works included History of the French Revolution and History of the Consulate and the Empire, but he is better known for his role in public life.  
Adolphe Thiers