| Joseph Chevillon | |
| Birth Name: | Joseph, Marie, Eugène Chevillon |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Death Place: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Education: | Lycée Thiers |
| Alma Mater: | University of Paris |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Children: | Frédéric Chevillon |
Joseph Chevillon (1849-1910) was a French physician and politician.
Joseph Chevillon was born on 21 March 1849 in Marseille, France.[1] Both his father and his uncle were physicians.[1] He was educated at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille.[1] He then studied Medicine at the University of Paris.[1]
He served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.[1]
Chevillon started his career as a physician in Marseille shortly after the war.[1] He played a significant role in the cholera epidemic of 1884 in Marseille, serving on a committee to combat the disease.[1] The epidemic led to a death toll of 1,777.[2]
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1885 to 1889, and from 1893 to 1902.[1] He was far-left.[1] He was an early supporter of General Georges Boulanger and he opposed retaliations against the Ligue des Patriotes.[1]
He died on 29 April 1910 in Marseille.[1]