Albert Briand

Albert Briand
Born	5 August 1909 Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Died	29 May 1966 Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Nationality	French

Albert Briand (5 August 1909 - 29 May 1966) was a French merchant and politician.

Family

Briand is the brother-in-law of senator Henri Claireaux.

Biography

He edited the weekly publication L'Écho des îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ("The Echo of the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon").

With his brother-in-law Henri, he was a part of the collaborationist elite of Saint-Pierre, causing them both to be arrested in January 1944. Despite both being fervent anti-Gaullists, they became political adversaries.

Bibliography

• André-Louis Sanguin, Le 101^e département de la République française, in Norois n°110, 1981.