| 1801 | Born in Bayonne, 30 June. |
| 1808 | Death of mother. Moves to Mugron with father, grandfather, and Aunt Justine. |
| 1810 | Death of father. |
| 1814-18 | Attends school at Sorèze. |
| 1819-25 | Works in Bayonne for his Uncle Monclar. |
| 1825 | Death of grandfather. Inherits part of his estate. |
| 1830 | The “three glorious days,” 27-29 July. Louis-Philippe becomes “king of the French.” |
| 1831 | Appointed county judge. |
| 1833 | Elected to the General Council of the Landes. |
| 1840 | Travels to Spain and Portugal. |
| 1844 | On the Influence of French and English Tariffs on the Future of the Two Peoples. |
| 1845 | Travels to Paris and London. |
| Cobden and the League. |
| Economic Sophisms (first series). |
| 1846 | Monitors the Association pour la liberté des échanges. |
| To the Electors of the District of Saint-Sever. |
| Founds weekly journal Le Libre échange. |
| 1847 | Economic Sophisms (second series). |
| 1848 | Revolution, 22-24 February. The republic is proclaimed. |
| Elected to the Constituent Assembly, 23 April. |
| Founds La République française and Jacques Bonhomme. |
| Property and Law. |
| Justice and Fraternity. |
| Property and Plunder. |
| The State. |
| Louis-Napoléon elected president of the republic, 10 December. | |
| 1849 | Elected to the Legislative Assembly, 13 May. |
| Protectionism and Communism. |
| Capital and Rent. |
| Peace and Freedom, or the Republican Budget. |
| Parliamentary Incompatibilities. |
| Damned Money. |
| Free Credit. |
| 1850 | Economic Harmonies. |
| Plunder and Law. |
| The Law. |
| Baccalaureate and Socialism. |
| What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen. |
| Departure for Rome, September. |
| Dies in Rome, 24 December. |
