François Boux de Casson (24 February 1908 - 31 January 1981) was a French aristocrat, landowner and right-wing politician. He served as a member of the

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from 1936 to 1940, representing

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in the

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, France.

Career

Boux de Casson inherited an estate in Challans, where he became a landowner. Boux de Casson joined the

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, a conservative political party. He was a supporter of Colonel

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, and he joined his

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. He was elected as deputy mayor of Challans in 1935. He succeeded

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as a member of the

from 1936 to 1942, where he represented the second district of

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). Boux de Casson lost a bid in the primary of the 1951 election for the National Assembly. He was elected as a member of the

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of Challans in 1955 and its city council in 1958. He lost two additional bids for the National Assembly, in 1956 and 1958. He became associated with

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and

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. In 1973, he was charged with conspiring to remove Marshal Philippe Pétain's coffin from the

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, with the aim of burying him at the Douaumont Ossuary, the traditional burial ground for veterans of the

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. However, he was acquitted. Boux de Casson served as the president of the ''Société des Courses'', an equine society, and the ''Comité de la Foire-Exposition'' in Challans.

Death

Boux de Casson died on 31 January 1981 in Paris.

References

1908 births 1981 deaths Politicians from Vannes Republican Federation politicians Members of the 16th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic {{Vendée-politician-stub