About Frédéric Bourguet
Lived 1889 – 1978 (aged 89). Frédéric Bourguet was a French politician, french resistance fighter and industrialist.
Jean Auguste Frédéric Bourguet (7 February 1889 – 20 April 1978) was a French industrialist and politician who led the French Resistance in the Tarn department during World War II.
Biography He graduated from the University of Montpellier as Doctor of Law and practiced as a lawyer for a few years.
In 1912, he took over the textile factory of his family-in-law in Labastide-Rouairoux. "Imbued with social convictions", he offered free housing to his workers and implemented an inflation-based salary scale in order to protect his employees' purchasing power. He employed up to 300 people at once in the factory.
During World War II, when Southern France was annexed by Nazi Germany, Bourguet got involved into the Resistance, and soon became its leader in the Tarn. In 1944, he was nominated by Free France as president of the Comité départemental de libération.
In 1974, he became senator and held office until 1977.
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Who was Frédéric Bourguet?
French politician
When was Frédéric Bourguet born?
Frédéric Bourguet was born on 7 February 1889 in Montpellier.
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Frédéric Bourguet died on 20 April 1978 in Labastide-Rouairoux.
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Frédéric Bourguet was a politician, french resistance fighter and industrialist.
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Frédéric Bourguet was French.
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