Jacques Sanglier Explained

Jacques Sanglier
Fullname:Jacques Andre Emile Sanglier
Birth Date:22 February 1919
Birth Place:Bois-Colombes, Seine
Death Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine,
Hauts-de-Seine
Frenchopenresult:3R (1936, 1946, 1948)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1946)

Jacques Andre Emile Sanglier (22 February 1919 – 3 March 2014) was a French politician and tennis player.[1]

A native of Paris, Sanglier was active on the tennis tour from the 1930s to 1950s. He made the singles fourth round at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships, before being beaten by Lennart Bergelin.[2]

Sanglier was a member of Gaullist political parties and was first elected deputy in 1959. He replaced Pierre-Christian Taittinger as a Senator of Paris in 1976 and served the final two years of his term.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: M. Jacques Sanglier Et Son Épouse Blessés Sur L'autoroute De Normandie . . 15 August 1972 . fr.
  2. News: Pails Unimpressive . Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) . 2 July 1946.
  3. Web site: Anciens sénateurs Vème République : SANGLIER Jacques . www.senat.fr.