Siméon Flaissières

Siméon Flaissières (born March 25, 1851 in Villeveyrac , Département Hérault , † March 26, 1931 in Marseille ) was a French politician. He was mayor of Marseille and a member of the Senate from 1906 to 1930 .

Flaissières was the son of a Protestant pastor and studied at the University of Nîmes and the University of Montpellier . After completing his studies, he settled in Marseille as a doctor. He became a collectivist there and ran initially unsuccessfully for a seat on the city council in 1884. Two years later he entered the city council. During this time he was one of the leaders of the extreme left. In 1892 he was elected mayor. He stayed that way until 1902, when he resigned to run the National Assembly elections. His candidacy was unsuccessful. In 1906 he successfully ran for a seat in the Senate; he was re-elected in 1912. In December 1914, the then 63-year-old volunteered as a military doctor in the First World War . He was awarded the Legion of Honor on April 27, 1915 . In 1919 he was re-elected mayor of Marseille, which he remained until his death. In 1930 he was beaten in the Senate elections after being re-elected several times. The following year Flaissières died after a long illness one day after his 80th birthday.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Document in the database of the carriers of the order (French) , accessed on October 6, 2012
2. ↑ Anciens sénateurs IIIe république - FLAISSIERES Siméon , senat.fr