Marcel Peyrouton

Marcel Peyrouton (2 July 1887 – 6 November 1983) was a French diplomat and politician. He served as the French Minister of the Interior from 1940 to 1941, during Vichy France. He served as the French Ambassador to Argentina from 1936 to 1940, and from 1941 to 1942. He served as the Governor-General of French Algeria in 1943. He was acquitted in 1948.

Marcel Peyrouton
Marcel Peyrouton in the 1930s
Born(1887-07-02)2 July 1887
Paris, France
Died6 November 1983(1983-11-06) (aged 96)
Saint-Cloud, France
Alma materUniversity of Paris
OccupationDiplomat
Spouse(s)Paulette Malvy
RelativesLouis Malvy (father-in-law)

Early life

Marcel Peyrouton was born in 1887.[1] He received a PhD from the University of Paris.[1] His thesis was entitled Etude sur les monopoles en Indochine.[2]

Career

Peyrouton served as the Secretary General of French Algeria from 1931 to 1933, and as the Resident-General of Tunisia from 1933 to 1936.[3] He served as the French Ambassador to Argentina from 1936 to 1940.[4]

Peyrouton served as the French Minister of the Interior from 1940 to 1941, during Vichy France.[1] He served as the French Ambassador to Argentina once again from 1941 to 1942.[5][6]

Peyrouton was appointed as the Governor-General of French Algeria in 1943.[7] While American Jewish organizations objected to his appointment due to his recent Vichy past, US Ambassador Robert Daniel Murphy suggested Peyrouton was not antisemitic.[8]

Peyrouton was arrested preventively on December 22, 1943, but he was acquitted by the High Court on December 22, 1948.[9]

Personal life and death

Peyrouton married Paulette Malvy, the daughter of politician Louis Malvy.[4] He died on 6 November 1983, aged 96.[1]

Works
  • Peyrouton, Marcel (1930). Le char des dieux. Paris: Nouvelles editions de Paris. OCLC 33854134.
  • Peyrouton, Marcel (1936). Itinéraire de Casablanca à Tunis (1922). Paris: Écrivains français. OCLC 2031793.
  • Peyrouton, Marcel (1941). Paroles françaises d'Argentine. Lyon: H. Lardanchet. OCLC 12218469.
  • Peyrouton, Marcel (1950). Du service public à la prison commune; souvenirs: Tunis, Rabat, Buenos Aires, Vichy, Alger, Fresnes. Paris: Plon. OCLC 2225836.
  • Peyrouton, Marcel (1966). Histoire générale du Maghreb: Algérie, Maroc, Tunisie, des origines à nos jours. Paris: A. Michel. OCLC 3058775.
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References
  1. "Bernard-Marcel Peyrouton (1887-1983)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. Etude sur les monopoles en Indochine. OCLC 492475435.
  3. Cointet, Jean-Paul; Cointet, Michèle (2000). Dictionnaire historique de la France sous l'Occupation. Paris: Tallandier. p. 565. ISBN 9782235022347. OCLC 43706422.
  4. Aron, Robert (1954). Histoire de Vichy, 1940-1944. Paris: A. Fayard. pp. 172–173. OCLC 15382070.
  5. Paxton, Robert (1997). La France de Vichy : 1940-1944. Paris: Editions du Seuil. p. 223. ISBN 9782020323055. OCLC 38008309.
  6. Kupferman, Fred (2006). Laval. Paris: Tallandier. p. 370. ISBN 9782847372540. OCLC 145852069.
  7. Michel, Henri (1962). Les Courants de pensée de la Résistance. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. pp. 459–461. OCLC 930491320.
  8. Friedman, Milton (November 27, 1959). "Interview With American Diplomat Reveals Plight of African Jews During WW II Not As Bad As Feared". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. p. 7. Retrieved August 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. He said that Peyrouton proved to be free from antisemitism.
  9. Jaffré, Yves Frédéric (1963). Les tribunaux d'exception, 1940-1962. Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines. p. 348. OCLC 25021802.
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