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Turns out this fellow was a historian, keeping himself very busy after his retirement from public service by proceeding to write History of France between 1787 and 1825.
Volume 1 was published in Paris in 1832;
Volume 2 was published in Paris in 1832;
Volume 3 was published in Paris in 1833.
Update:
Yes, the French government did supply pensions to some classes of workers prior to Bismarck (my emphasis):
Starting from 1679 sailors were allowed a pension if an injury stopped them from working and in 1709 all fishing and merchant sailors were granted a retirement pension. During the 19th century, various other professions were granted pensions, including employees of the Banque de France, employees of the Comédie-Française, civil servants, national rail employees, and miners.