Charles Hugo (writer)

Charles Hugo
Hugo c. 1854
Born	3 November 1826 Paris, France
Died	13 March 1871(1871-03-13) (aged 44) Bordeaux, France
Resting place	Pere Lachaise
Pen name	Charles d'Auverney Paul de la Miltière
Occupation	Journalist, writer, photographer
Language	French
Spouse	Alice Lehaene
Children	Jeanne Hugo
Relatives	Victor Hugo, Adèle Foucher

Charles-Victor Hugo (4 November 1826 – 13 March 1871) was a French journalist, photographer, the second son of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher.

When Charles took up the fight against capital punishment in 1851 and found himself dismissed by the courts, he was jailed for 6 months for an article in L'Evénement. His father Victor Hugo gave a memorable speech in his defence on 10 June 1851.^[1]

When Louis-Napoleon came into power in 1851, Charles-Victor joined his father in voluntary exile in the island of Jersey, together with August Vacquerie he photographed family and friends, intending to publish a volume titled Jersey et les îles de la Manche, with poetry and drawings by Victor-Marie, prose by Vacquerie, Charles-Victor, and his brother, François.

In 1868 he started along with his brother François-Victor the newspaper Le Rappel.

He died of a stroke while on his way to meet his father for dinner.^[2]

Appalling misfortune. Charles died this evening, 13th. Sudden stroke of apoplexy

— Victor Hugo, Choses vues, 13 March 1871

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  Victor Hugo c.1854
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  Victor Hugo in Jersey c.1852
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  Victor Hugo c.1853

• Victor Hugo family tree