Émile Laurens
Émile Laurens | |
|---|---|
| Member of the French Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 31 March 1935 – 16 June 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Camille Chautemps |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Parliamentary group | RRRS |
| Constituency | Loir-et-Cher |
| Mayor of Blois | |
| In office February 1940 – 16 June 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Olivier |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Olivier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1884 Réquista, Aveyron, France |
| Died | 16 June 1940 Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France |
Émile Laurens was a French politician born on 29 January 1884 in Réquista (Aveyron) and died on 16 June 1940 in Blois (Loir-et-Cher). He was recognized as having died for France.
He replaced the former and future Prime Minister Camille Chautemps[1] as the Radical deputy for Loir-et-Cher after a a 1935 by-election where he narrowly beat the militant agrarian leader Henry Dorgères in the second round of voting[2] He served as Under-Secretary of State to the Prime Minister's Office from 18 January 1938 to 13 March 1938 in the Fourth Chautemps Government.[3]
In February 1940, Maurice Olivier, then mayor of Blois, resigned due to health reasons, and Émile Laurens was appointed as his replacement.[4]
On 16 June 1940 He was fatally wounded during Battle of France when the German army bombarded the Town Hall in the Foix district in Blois, where he resided with his family.[5]
A street name in the center of Blois commemorates Laurens today, located west of Place de la Résistance.
References
[edit]- ^ Ory, Pascal (1975), "Le dorgérisme, institution et discours d'une colère paysanne (1929-1939)", Revue d'Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine (in French), 22 (2): 169–170, doi:10.3406/rhmc.1975.2416, retrieved 2024-11-13
- ^ "L'Œuvre". April 1935.
- ^ National Assembly biography of Émile Laurens (in French)
- ^ Burel, Thérèse (2018-05-31). "Maurice Olivier". Antoine Cléon Maurice Olivier (in French). Maitron/Éditions de l'Atelier. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "In video: Blois during World War II". City of Blois Official Website. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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