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Frédéric Bourguet

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Frédéric Bourguet
French Senator
In office
20 October 1974 – 2 October 1977
Preceded byFernand Verdeille
Succeeded byGeorges Spénale
President of the
Comité départemental de libération of Tarn
In office
1944–1945
Conseiller général of Tarn
In office
1925–1942
(Dismissed by Vichy France)
In office
1945–1976
(Reinstated by GPRF)
Mayor of Labastide-Rouairoux
In office
1919–1941
(Dismissed by Vichy France)
In office
1944–1947
(Reinstated by GPRF)
Personal details
Born(1889-02-07)7 February 1889
Montpellier, France
Died20 April 1978(1978-04-20) (aged 89)
Labastide-Rouairoux, France
Alma materUniversity of Montpellier
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/serviceTrain
RankChef d'escadron

Jean Auguste Frédéric Bourguet (7 February 1889 – 20 April 1978) was a French industrialist and politician who led the French Resistance in the Tarn department during World War II.

Biography

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He graduated from the University of Montpellier as Doctor of Law and practiced as a lawyer for a few years.[1]

In 1912, he took over the textile factory of his family-in-law in Labastide-Rouairoux.[2] "Imbued with social convictions", he offered free housing to his workers[3] and implemented an inflation-based salary scale in order to protect his employees' purchasing power.[4] He employed up to 300 people at once in the factory.[3]

Right after World War I, he became mayor of Labastide-Rouairoux and was reelected until 1947. Between 1925 and 1976, he was also elected conseiller général of the Tarn department.[2][5]

During World War II, when Southern France was annexed by Nazi Germany, Bourguet got involved into the Resistance, and soon became its leader in the Tarn. In 1944, he was nominated by Free France as president of the Comité départemental de libération.[5]

In 1974, he became senator and held office until 1977.[1]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "BOURGUET Frédéric". senat.fr (in French).
  2. ^ a b c d Boudou-Ourliac, Sabine (June 2006). "Frédéric Bourguet, un industriel en pays textile". archives.haute-garonne.fr (in French).
  3. ^ a b "Labastide-Rouairoux une vie sur le fil". ladepeche.fr (in French). 30 May 2010.
  4. ^ Crespin, Raoul (1993). Des protestants engagés : le christianisme social (in French). p. 196. ISBN 9782853041096.
  5. ^ a b Archives départementales (2015). "Les conseillers généraux du Tarn" (PDF) (in French). pp. 236–237. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.