Gabriel Baron

Gabriel Baron (1859–1928) was a French lawyer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence in 1896, and as a member of the National Assembly of France from 1897 to 1898, from 1902 to 1906, and from 1906 to 1910.

Gabriel Baron
Born
23 December 1859

Marseille, France
Died22 October 1928
Cannes, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Early life

Gabriel Baron was born on 23 December 1859 in Marseille, Alpes-Maritimes department.[1] He studied Law.[2]

Career

He started his working life as a lawyer.[2] He decided to embark upon a career in politics. He was elected to the General Council in 1895 and later served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1896 to 1897.[3][4]

Interested in gaining national clout, he ran in the legislative election of 1897, and won.[5] He went on to serve as a member of the National Assembly for the Bouches-du-Rhône three times: from 14 March 1897 to 31 May 1898, from 11 May 1902 to 31 May 1906 and finally from 6 May 1906 to 31 May 1910. He was an Independent Socialist.

Death

He died on 22 October 1928 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes department.[1]

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References
  1. National Assembly
  2. Bernard Demangeot, Aix-en-Provence et la Famille Zola, Les Vents Contraires, 2002, p. 241
  3. Leo A. Loubère, Radicalism in Mediterranean France: Its Rise and Decline, 1848–1914, Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1974, p. 202
  4. Adéodat Constant Adolphe Compère-Morel, Encyclopédie socialiste: Les fédérations socialistes, A. Quillet , p. 165
  5. Paul Masson, Les Bouches-du-Rhône: encyclopédie départementale, Archives départmentales des Bouches-du-Rhône, 1929, Volume 5, p. 236
Political offices
Preceded by
Benjamin Abram		 Mayor of Aix-en-Provence
1896–1897		 Succeeded by
Maurice Bertrand
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