Arthur Chaussy
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Arthur Théophile Chaussy (18 January 1880–28 December 1945) was a French politician.
Born into a peasant family in Château-Landon
in the Seine-et-Marne
department of France, Arthur Chaussy was a stonecutter to trade. In 1905 he was among the founding members of the Seine-et-Marne branch of the SFIO
, the French socialist party. In 1911 he became secretary of the trades union federation of Seine-et-Marne. During the First World War he served with the French Army, was promoted to sergeant and received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
In the 1919 legislative elections he was elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, representing Seine-et-Marne and sitting with the SFIO. Re-elected in the 1924 legislative elections, he was defeated in the 1928 legislative elections
, which returned to the old, pre-1919, single vote system. He returned to the chamber in the 1932 legislative elections.
During the Second World War, at the special session of the French parliament summoned to grant extraordinary powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain
on 10 July 1940 Chaussy was one of the 80
parliamentarians to vote against the measure. He served as mayor of Brie-Comte-Robert
from 1929 until his removal by Vichy.
Following the liberation of France, Chaussy was again mayor of Brie-Comte-Robert, and served as a conseiller général for the department of Seine-et-Marne. Albert Chaussy died at Melun
on 28 December 1945. A school in the town of Brie-Comte-Robert is named for him.
Born into a peasant family in Château-Landon
Château-Landon
Château-Landon is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
in the Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
department of France, Arthur Chaussy was a stonecutter to trade. In 1905 he was among the founding members of the Seine-et-Marne branch of the SFIO
Sfio
Sfio, or Safe/Fast String/File I/O, is a C programming language I/O library developed by David Korn and Kiem-Phong Vo AT&T Labs Research, intended as a replacement for the standard C standard I/O library....
, the French socialist party. In 1911 he became secretary of the trades union federation of Seine-et-Marne. During the First World War he served with the French Army, was promoted to sergeant and received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
In the 1919 legislative elections he was elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, representing Seine-et-Marne and sitting with the SFIO. Re-elected in the 1924 legislative elections, he was defeated in the 1928 legislative elections
French legislative election, 1928
Legislative elections in France to elect the 14th legislature of the French Third Republic were held on 22 and 29 April 1928.-Popular Vote:-Parliamentary Groups:...
, which returned to the old, pre-1919, single vote system. He returned to the chamber in the 1932 legislative elections.
During the Second World War, at the special session of the French parliament summoned to grant extraordinary powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
on 10 July 1940 Chaussy was one of the 80
The Vichy 80
The Vichy 80 were a group of elected French parliamentarians who, on 10 July 1940, voted against the constitutional change that dissolved the Third Republic and established an authoritarian regime known as Vichy France....
parliamentarians to vote against the measure. He served as mayor of Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.Brie-Comte-Robert is on the edge of the plain of Brie and was formerly the capital of the Brie française....
from 1929 until his removal by Vichy.
Following the liberation of France, Chaussy was again mayor of Brie-Comte-Robert, and served as a conseiller général for the department of Seine-et-Marne. Albert Chaussy died at Melun
Melun
Melun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, Melun is the capital of the department, as the seat of an arrondissement...
on 28 December 1945. A school in the town of Brie-Comte-Robert is named for him.
Reference
- Jean Jolly (ed.), Dictionnaire des parlementaires français, Presses universitaires de France