Frédéric Bourguet

Frédéric Bourguet
Frédéric Bourguet
French Senator
	In office; 20 October 1974 – 2 October 1977
Preceded by	Fernand Verdeille
Succeeded by	Georges Spénale
President of the; Comité départemental de libération of Tarn
	In office; 1944–1945
Conseiller général of Tarn
	In office; 1925–1942; (Dismissed by Vichy France)
	In office; 1945–1976; (Reinstated by GPRF)
Mayor of Labastide-Rouairoux
	In office; 1919–1941; (Dismissed by Vichy France)
	In office; 1944–1947; (Reinstated by GPRF)
Personal details
Born	7 February 1889; Montpellier, France
Died	20 April 1978 (aged 89); Labastide-Rouairoux, France
Alma mater	University of Montpellier
Military service
Allegiance	French Third Republic; French Resistance;
Branch/service	Train
Rank	Chef d'escadron

Jean Auguste Frédéric Bourguet (7 February 1889 – 20 April 1978) was a French industrialist and politician who led the French Resistance in the Tarn department during World War II.

Biography

He graduated from the University of Montpellier as Doctor of Law and practiced as a lawyer for a few years.^[1]

In 1912, he took over the textile factory of his family-in-law in Labastide-Rouairoux.^[2] "Imbued with social convictions", he offered free housing to his workers^[3] and implemented an inflation-based salary scale in order to protect his employees' purchasing power.^[4] He employed up to 300 people at once in the factory.^[3]

Right after World War I, he became mayor of Labastide-Rouairoux and was reelected until 1947. Between 1925 and 1976, he was also elected conseiller général of the Tarn department.^[2]^[5]

During World War II, when Southern France was annexed by Nazi Germany, Bourguet got involved into the Resistance, and soon became its leader in the Tarn. In 1944, he was nominated by Free France as president of the Comité départemental de libération.^[5]

In 1974, he became senator and held office until 1977.^[1]

Honours

Officier of the Legion of Honour (1953)^[1]
1914–1918 War Cross^[1]
Resistance Medal (1945)^[1]
Chevalier of the Academic Palms^[2]
Commandeur of the Order of Commercial Merit^[1]
Médaille d'honneur départementale et communale, gold (1958)^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "BOURGUET Frédéric". senat.fr (in French).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Boudou-Ourliac, Sabine (June 2006). "Frédéric Bourguet, un industriel en pays textile". archives.haute-garonne.fr (in French).
^ ^a ^b "Labastide-Rouairoux une vie sur le fil". ladepeche.fr (in French). 30 May 2010.
^ Crespin, Raoul (1993). Des protestants engagés : le christianisme social (in French). p. 196.
^ ^a ^b Archives départementales (2015). "Les conseillers généraux du Tarn" (PDF) (in French). p. 236-237.

[Senate-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "BOURGUET Frédéric". senat.fr (in French).

[textile-2] Boudou-Ourliac, Sabine (June 2006). "Frédéric Bourguet, un industriel en pays textile". archives.haute-garonne.fr (in French).

[depeche-3] "Labastide-Rouairoux une vie sur le fil". ladepeche.fr (in French). 30 May 2010.

[4] Crespin, Raoul (1993). Des protestants engagés : le christianisme social (in French). p. 196.

[Tarn-5] Archives départementales (2015). "Les conseillers généraux du Tarn" (PDF) (in French). p. 236-237.

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