Joseph Claussat
Pierre Clovis François Joseph Claussat (October 12, 1874 – November 9, 1925) was a French politician. He served as the mayor of Châteldon from 1908 until his death in 1925.[2] He also served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1911 to 1925, representing Puy-de-Dôme.[3]
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| Born | Pierre Clovis François Joseph Claussat October 12, 1874 Pont-du-Château, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Died | November 9, 1925 (aged 51) La Ferté-Vidame, Eure-et-Loir, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse |
Marguerite Sacouman
(m. 1913) |
| Relatives | Pierre Laval (brother-in-law)[1] Josette Bournet (niece) Josée Laval (niece) René de Chambrun (nephew-in-law) |
He was born to Joseph Claussat (1846-1910) and Élisabeth Dassaud. He had seven siblings three of whom were: Jean (1872-1916), an infantry commander who died of wounds in Verdun during World War I, Marie "Marguerite" (the mother of painter Josette Bournet) and Élisabeth Eugénie Marie Marguerite Jeanne "Jeanne" (1888-1959) (the wife of politician Pierre Laval and mother of Josée Laval). His father, also a Socialist, had served as mayor of Châteldon from 1881 to 1891.
He married (Jeanne) Marguerite Sacouman (1883-1925) on August 14, 1913. They didn't have children. He died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage while on a hunting trip on November 9, 1925 at La Ferté-Vidame near Chartres, at the age of 51. His wife committed suicide three days later.
References
- Gondeau, Jean-Paul (August 8, 2014). "A Châteldon, le château du dernier propriétaire, proscrit et renié, ne se visite pas". La Montagne. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Kupferman, Fred (2015). Pierre Laval (2nd ed.). Paris: Tallandier. pp. 5–25. ISBN 9782847342543 – via Cairn.info.
- "Joseph Claussat". National Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2016.