Stanislas Devaud (15 May 1896, Le Péage-de-Roussillon – 28 June 1963) was a French politician.

Biography

Stanislas Séraphin Augustin Devaud is the son of Joseph Georges Devaud, a silk worker, and Marie Joséphine Goubin.Dossier de la Légion d'Honneur de Stanislas Devaud, cote 19800035/409/54764, base de données Léonor
(lire en ligne)
/ref> When the World War I broke out, he volunteered in November 1914 with the 22nd Colonial Infantry Regiment (22nd RIC). On September 30, 1915, he was seriously wounded at Massiges by

shrapnel Shrapnel may refer to: Military * Shrapnel shell, explosive artillery munitions, generally for anti-personnel use * Shrapnel (fragment), a hard loose material Popular culture * ''Shrapnel'' (Radical Comics) * ''Shrapnel'', a game by Adam ...

to the right knee. He was cited in the army order, decorated with the military medal and the

croix de guerre The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...

with palm.Registre matricule n°506 du bureau de Vienne (38), classe 1916, cote 1NUM/1R1576_01 After the war, having received a pension for invalidity on July 1, 1917, he resumed his studies in Paris. While working as a supervisor at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly, he met Augustin Ibazizen, a supervisor like himself, with whom he became friends and whom he would later see again in the Croix-de-Feu and then in the French Social Party (PSF). He received his Agrégation in philosophy in 1922 and was appointed the following year to the high school in Constantine (Algeria). A member of the Croix-de-Feu and the French Social Party of

Colonel de la Rocque Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

, he narrowly failed in the 1932 legislative elections. In 1936 he was elected deputy of Constantine. Devaud was born in Le Péage-de-Roussillon. He represented the French Social Party in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

from 1936 to 1940. He was married to

Marcelle Devaud Marcelle Devaud (7 January 1908 – 4 November 2008) was a French politician. She was a member of the French parliament from 1946 to 1962.Victoria Man, ''Marcelle Devaud : itinéraire d'une femme politique française, entretiens et témoignages'', ...

, also a politician. On 10 July 1940, Devaud voted in favour of granting the cabinet presided by Marchal Philippe Pétain authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the French Third Republic and establishing Vichy France. In 1941, he was made a member of the National Council of Vichy France. After World War II, he gave up all involvement in political life. On the other hand, it was his wife,

, who began a parliamentary career, as senator of the Seine from 1946 to 1958, then as deputy of the Seine from 1958 to 1962. He died on 28 June 1963 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

References

1896 births 1963 deaths People from Isère French Social Party politicians Members of the 16th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of Parliament for French Algeria Members of the National Council of Vichy France French military personnel of World War I Knights of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Recipients of the Médaille militaire (France) {{France-politician-stub