Henri Laudier (20 February 1878 – 10 October 1943) was a

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journalist and politician.

Biography

He was born at

Vierzon Vierzon () is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography A medium-sized town by the banks of the river Cher with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north. It is situated some northwest o ...

, Cher department,

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. In his early years he was a tailor and a town clerk before becoming a journalist. Laudier was the editor of ''Tocsin'', a socialist weekly publication. He served the

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Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...

before becoming the

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of Bourges from 1919 to 1943. He was a member of the

French Section of the Workers' International The French Section of the Workers' International (french: Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière, SFIO) was a political party in France that was founded in 1905 and succeeded in 1969 by the modern-day Socialist Party. The SFIO was found ...

(''Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière'') from 1919 to 1924. His book, ''Ce qu'est le parti socialiste'' was published in 1919 by SFIO's Librairie du parti socialiste. Laudier was a member of the

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(1919-1924). He was a

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of the

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representing Cher elected in 1930 and reelected 1939, with his term ending upon his death in 1943. On 10 July 1940, he voted as a Senator in favour of granting the cabinet presided by Marshal

Philippe Pétain Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (, ) or Marshal Pétain (french: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World ...

authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the

and establishing

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. He died in Bourges, Cher, France.

References

1878 births 1943 deaths People from Vierzon French Section of the Workers' International politicians Members of the 12th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of Parliament for Cher French senators of the Third Republic Senators of Cher (department) Mayors of Bourges French editors French male non-fiction writers {{france-journalist-stub