François de Clermont-Tonnerre (politician)
François de Clermont-Tonnerre | |
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| Born | François Marie Amédée Joseph de Clermont-Tonnerre September 19, 1906 |
| Died | December 2, 1979 Paris, France |
| Alma mater | École Nationale des Chartes |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | French Agrarian and Peasant Party |
| Spouse | Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Louis de Clermont-Tonnerre Jeanne de Kergorlay |
François de Clermont-Tonnerre (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa də klɛʁmɔ̃ tɔnɛʁ]; 1906–1979) was a French aristocrat and agrarian conservative politician.
Early life
[edit]He was born on September 19, 1906, in Paris, France.[1][2] Both his father, Louis de Clermont-Tonnerre and his mother, Jeanne de Kergorlay, were aristocrats.
He graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in Paris.[2]
Career
[edit]He joined the French Agrarian and Peasant Party, an agrarian conservative political party He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Somme from 1936 to 1942.[1]
He co-authored Le manifeste paysan: essai d'une doctrine humaniste appliquée à l'agriculture française with Pierre Mathé, published in 1937.[2]
On 10 July 1940, he voted in favour of granting the cabinet presided by Marshal Philippe Pétain authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the French Third Republic and establishing Vichy France. Later, he went to French North Africa and joined the Free French forces. After World War II, he was active in the Rally of the French People (RPF).
Personal life
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He married Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot. They had four children. They resided at the Château de Bertangles in Bertangles, Somme.
Death
[edit]He died on December 2, 1979, in Paris, France.[1][2]
References
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- 1906 births
- 1982 deaths
- Politicians from Paris
- French nobility
- French Agrarian and Peasant Party politicians
- Rally of the French People politicians
- Members of the 16th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
- Members of Parliament for Somme
- École Nationale des Chartes alumni
- Free French military personnel of World War II
- Hauts-de-France politician stubs