Stanislas de Castellane explained

Stanislas de Castellane (15 October 1875 - 4 July 1959) was a French politician, representing Cantal in parliament several times between 1902 and 1940.

Biography

He was born in Juigné-sur-Sarthe, the youngest son of Antoine de Castellane and a member of the House of Castellane.[1] His elder brother was Boni de Castellane.

He studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies and entered politics at a young age, being elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a representative of Cantal in 1902, when he was 27. He lost his seat in 1906, was reelected in 1919 and again in 1928.[2] Between 1930 and 1932 he was vice-president of the Chamber. In 1938 he was elected senator for Cantal. Additionally, in 1905 he was elected mayor of Marcenat, holding the title until 1940.[3]

On 10 July 1940, he voted in favour of handing over full powers to Marshal Pétain.[4] Because of this, after the Liberation, he was declared ineligible and could not seek another parliamentary mandate.

In 1901 he married Natalia Terry y Sanchez (1877-1962), the sister of architect Emilio Terry, and had two sons: Henri (1903-1937) and François (1908-1988).[5]

After the war he withdrew from public life and died on 4 July 1959 in Paris, age 84.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanislas Castellane (1875-1959) - Auteur - Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. data.bnf.fr. fr. 2018-11-27.
  2. Book: Dictionnaire des parlementaires français; notices biographiques sur les ministres, sénateurs et députés français de 1889 à 1940.. Jolly. Jean. Robert. Adolphe. 1960. Presses universitaires de France. Paris. 444421. fr.
  3. Web site: Family tree of Stanislas de CASTELLANE NOVEJAN. Geneanet. en. 2018-11-27.
  4. Book: Estève, Christian. A l'ombre du pouvoir: le Cantal du milieu du XIXe siècle à 1914. 2002. Presses Univ Blaise Pascal. 9782845161825. 510. fr.
  5. Web site: Family tree of María Natalia Teresa Terry y Sánchez. Geneanet. en. 2018-11-27.