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'''Henri Tasso''' (1882-1944) was a French [[French Section of the Workers' International|Socialist]] politician. He served as the [[Mayor (France)|Mayor]] of [[Marseille]] from 1935 to 1939. He also served as a member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] from 1924 to 1938, and of the [[Senate (France)|Senate]] from 1938 to 1945.
'''Henri Tasso''' (8 October 1882 – 12 February 1944) was a French [[French Section of the Workers' International|Socialist]] politician. He served as the [[Mayor (France)|Mayor]] of [[Marseille]] from 1935 to 1939. He also served as a member of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] from 1924 to 1938, and of the [[Senate (France)|Senate]] from 1938 to 1945.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Henri Tasso was born on 8 October 1882 in [[Marseille]].<ref name="senate">{{cite web|url=http://www.senat.fr/senateur-3eme-republique/tasso_henri0331r3.html|title=French Senate: Henri Tasso|author=Sénat français|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> His parents, Michel-Théodore Tasso and Dominique Eusébie Marie Montefrestini, were Italian immigrants to France.<ref name="herrick">Herrick Chapman, Laura Levine Frader, ''Race in France: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Difference'', Berghahn Books, 2004, p. 94 [https://books.google.com/books?id=9pvo-wkwCosC&pg=PA94&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dsMqVLLNLYSG8QXn7IDwDw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22henri%20tasso%22&f=false]</ref>
Henri Tasso was born on 8 October 1882 in [[Marseille]].<ref name="senate">{{cite web|url=http://www.senat.fr/senateur-3eme-republique/tasso_henri0331r3.html|title=French Senate: Henri Tasso|author=Sénat français|publisher=|accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> His parents, Michel-Théodore Tasso and Dominique Eusébie Marie Montefrestini, were Italian immigrants to France.<ref name="herrick">Herrick Chapman, Laura Levine Frader, ''Race in France: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Difference'', Berghahn Books, 2004, p. 94 [https://books.google.com/books?id=9pvo-wkwCosC&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&pg=PA94]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
A member of the [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO), he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938.<ref name="senate"/> He supported the naturalisation of Italian immigrants, even those who were poor and unemployed.<ref>Mary Dewhurst Lewis, ''The Boundaries of the Republic: Migrant Rights and the Limits of Universalism in France, 1918-1940'', Stanford University Press, 2007, p. 97 [https://books.google.com/books?id=_yaQUTujhREC&pg=PA97&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dsMqVLLNLYSG8QXn7IDwDw&ved=0CBsQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22henri%20tasso%22&f=false]</ref>
A member of the [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO), he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938.<ref name="senate"/> He supported the naturalisation of Italian immigrants, even those who were poor and unemployed.<ref>Mary Dewhurst Lewis, ''The Boundaries of the Republic: Migrant Rights and the Limits of Universalism in France, 1918-1940'', Stanford University Press, 2007, p. 97 [https://books.google.com/books?id=_yaQUTujhREC&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&pg=PA97]</ref>


He served as the Socialist Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939.<ref name="herrick"/><ref name="martinsalexander">Martin S. Alexander, Helen Graham, ''The French and Spanish Popular Fronts: Comparative Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press, 2002, p. 206 [https://books.google.com/books?id=xHTuWnb7cPYC&pg=PA206&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dsMqVLLNLYSG8QXn7IDwDw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22henri%20tasso%22&f=false]</ref> On 8 October 1938 a fire burnt down Les Nouvelles Galeries, a department store on the [[Canebière]].<ref name="donnafryan">Donna F. Ryan, ''The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France'', University of Illinois Press, 1996, p. 19 [https://books.google.com/books?id=GQO2gmIsKuEC&pg=PA19&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dsMqVLLNLYSG8QXn7IDwDw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22henri%20tasso%22&f=false]</ref> Shortly after, he was dismissed.<ref name="donnafryan"/> Others have argued he was dismissed "because of his inappropriate financial management and chronic overhiring of municipal workers."<ref>Junʼichi Kawata, ''Comparing Political Corruption and Clientelism'', Ashgate Publishing, 2006, pp. 183-184 [https://books.google.com/books?id=X3Tb0Glw3G0C&pg=PA183&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y8MqVNyqBYX48QWs94CIDQ&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=%22henri%20tasso%22&f=false]</ref>
He served as the Socialist Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939.<ref name="herrick"/><ref name="martinsalexander">Martin S. Alexander, Helen Graham, ''The French and Spanish Popular Fronts: Comparative Perspectives'', Cambridge University Press, 2002, p. 206 [https://books.google.com/books?id=xHTuWnb7cPYC&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&pg=PA206]</ref> On 8 October 1938 a fire burnt down Les Nouvelles Galeries, a department store on the [[Canebière]].<ref name="donnafryan">Donna F. Ryan, ''The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France'', University of Illinois Press, 1996, p. 19 [https://books.google.com/books?id=GQO2gmIsKuEC&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&pg=PA19]</ref> Shortly after, he was dismissed.<ref name="donnafryan"/> Others have argued he was dismissed "because of his inappropriate financial management and chronic overhiring of municipal workers."<ref>Junʼichi Kawata, ''Comparing Political Corruption and Clientelism'', Ashgate Publishing, 2006, pp. 183-184 [https://books.google.com/books?id=X3Tb0Glw3G0C&dq=%22henri+tasso%22&pg=PA183]</ref>


He then served as a member of the Senate from 1938 to 1944.<ref name="senate"/>
He also served as a member of the Senate from 1938 to 1944.<ref name="senate"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Revision as of 16:25, 4 February 2024

Henri Tasso
Henri Tasso in 1932
Born(1882-10-08)8 October 1882
Marseille, France
Died12 February 1944(1944-02-12) (aged 61)
Allauch, France
OccupationPolitician
SpouseThérèse Gairaud
Parent(s)Michel-Théodore Tasso
Dominique Eusébie Marie Montefrestini

Henri Tasso (8 October 1882 – 12 February 1944) was a French Socialist politician. He served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938, and of the Senate from 1938 to 1945.

Early life

Henri Tasso was born on 8 October 1882 in Marseille.[1] His parents, Michel-Théodore Tasso and Dominique Eusébie Marie Montefrestini, were Italian immigrants to France.[2]

Career

A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938.[1] He supported the naturalisation of Italian immigrants, even those who were poor and unemployed.[3]

He served as the Socialist Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939.[2][4] On 8 October 1938 a fire burnt down Les Nouvelles Galeries, a department store on the Canebière.[5] Shortly after, he was dismissed.[5] Others have argued he was dismissed "because of his inappropriate financial management and chronic overhiring of municipal workers."[6]

He also served as a member of the Senate from 1938 to 1944.[1]

Personal life

He married Thérèse Gairaud.

Death

He died on 12 February 1944 in Allauch.

References

  1. ^ a b c Sénat français. "French Senate: Henri Tasso". Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Herrick Chapman, Laura Levine Frader, Race in France: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Difference, Berghahn Books, 2004, p. 94 [1]
  3. ^ Mary Dewhurst Lewis, The Boundaries of the Republic: Migrant Rights and the Limits of Universalism in France, 1918-1940, Stanford University Press, 2007, p. 97 [2]
  4. ^ Martin S. Alexander, Helen Graham, The French and Spanish Popular Fronts: Comparative Perspectives, Cambridge University Press, 2002, p. 206 [3]
  5. ^ a b Donna F. Ryan, The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France, University of Illinois Press, 1996, p. 19 [4]
  6. ^ Junʼichi Kawata, Comparing Political Corruption and Clientelism, Ashgate Publishing, 2006, pp. 183-184 [5]
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