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André Lebon

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André Lebon
André Lebonc. 1906
Deputy for Deux-Sèvres
In office
20 August 1893 – 31 May 1898
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Posts & Telegraphs
In office
26 January 1895 – 28 October 1895
Preceded byVictor Lourties
Succeeded byGustave Mesureur
Minister of Colonies
In office
26 April 1896 – 26 June 1898
Preceded byPierre-Paul Guieysse
Succeeded byGabriel Hanotaux
Personal details
Born(1858-08-26)26 August 1858
Dieppe,Seine-Inférieure
DiedParis, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPolitician

André Lebon(26 August 1858 – 17 February 1938) was a French lawyer and politician.

Early years

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André Lebon was born on 26 August 1858 inDieppe,Seine-Inférieure.[1] His father was Charles Lebon, founder of the Société du Gaz Lebon. After completing his secondary education André Lebon attended the Faculty of Law in Paris, where he obtained his license. He wrote many books on history and constitutional law. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honour in 1887, and later was promoted to Grand Officer.[2] Until 1890, under the pseudonym André Daniel, he published an annual review of the history of the previous year entitledL'Année politique. He was appointed a professor at theÉcole libre des sciences politiquesin 1884. In 1890 he was secretary of the French delegation to the International Workers' Conference in Berlin.[2]

Political career

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Lebon was chief of staff to the President of the Senate,Philippe Le Royer,from 1882 to 1893. Lebon ran for election on 22 September 1889 as deputy forParthenay,Deux-Sèvres, on the Progressive Republican platform. He was defeated by the monarchist candidate, Paul Taudière. He ran again for the same seat on the same platform on 20 August 1893 and defeated Taudière on the first ballot. He wanted the republic to be open to all, and although he respected the freedom of the church he wanted it to have no influence on legislation. Lebon was secretary of the Chamber of Deputies until 1895. He was responsible for the Labor and Budget committees for the 1897 financial year.[2]

Lebon was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Posts & Telegraphs from 26 January 1895 to 28 October 1895 in the cabinet ofAlexandre Ribot. He resigned with his colleagues on 28 October 1895.[2] He was Minister of Colonies from 26 April 1896 to 26 June 1898 in the cabinet ofJules Méline.[2] Georges Bonnefous,who later would also become Minister of Commerce and Industry, served as his deputy chief of staff.[3] Lebon was the first Minister of the Colonies to have made an official visit to one of them, when he visited Senegal while in office. He was criticized for having taken unnecessarily harsh measures againstAlfred Dreyfusduring his imprisonment onDevil's Island.[2]

In the general elections of 8 May 1898 Lebon ran again for the Parthenay district but was defeated in the first round by the Marquis de Maussabré. He also failed to be elected on 27 April 1902.[2]

Later years (1898–1938)

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Lebon then devoted himself to business, and served as censor ofCrédit Foncier de France,Chairman of the Board ofCrédit Foncier d'Algerie,of the shipping lineMessageries Maritimesand of several financial and industrial companies.[2] He became first president of the Comité central des armateurs de France (CCAF: Central Committee of French Shipowners). He engagedPaul de Rousiersin 1903 to administer the committee.[4] De Rousiers was secretary-general and vice-president-delegate of the committee.[5]

André Lebon died on 17 February 1938 in Paris.[1]

Publications

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Publications by André Lebon include the ten volumes of theAnnée politique.Books included:

  • André Lebon (1882),L'Angleterre et l'émigration française de 1794 à 1801
  • André Lebon (1879),Etudes sur la législation électorale de l'empire d'Allemagne
  • André Lebon (1889),Recueil des instructions données aux ambassadeurs et ministres de France depuis les traités de Westphalie jusqu'à la Révolution (1648-1789),vol. VII, Bavière, Palatinat, Deux-Ponts{{citation}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • André Lebon (1890),Etudes sur l'Allemagne politique
  • André Lebon (1897),Cent ans d'histoire intérieure
  • André Lebon (1897),Voyage au Sénégal et au Soudan de M. André Lebon, Ministre des Colonies(PDF),Saint-Louis: Imp. Générale du gouvernement, p. 219
  • André Lebon (1900),La politique française en Afrique de 1896 à 1898
  • André Lebon (1918),Problèmes économiques nés de la guerre,Paris: Librairie Payot & Cie, p. 274

André Lebon also contributed to theRevue politique et parlementaireand theNouvelle revue.

Notes

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  1. ^abAndré Lebon – Assemblée nationale.
  2. ^abcdefghJolly 1960–1977.
  3. ^Jolly 1977.
  4. ^Savoye 1988,p. 72.
  5. ^PAUL de ROUSIERS – IUM.

Sources

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