Marcel Willard
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Marcel Willard | |
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Born | 25 July 1889 Paris, France |
Died | 17 February 1956 Paris, France | (aged 66)
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
Political party | French Communist Party |
Spouse | Germaine Willard[1] |
Marcel Willard (25 July 1889 – 17 February 1956) was a French lawyer and politician. He served in the French Army during World War I, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre for it.[2] He earned a bachelor of laws and began his career as a lawyer.[2] He then served in the French Resistance during World War II, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre a second time, and Resistance Medal, and made an officer of the Legion of honour after the war.[2] He served as a Communist member of the French Senate from 1946 to 1948.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marcel Willard (1899-1956)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "WILLARD Marcel". French Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1956 deaths
- Lawyers from Paris
- French military personnel of World War I
- Communist members of the French Resistance
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- 20th-century French lawyers
- French senators of the Fourth Republic
- French senators elected by the National Assembly
- Politicians from Paris
- French Communist Party politician stubs