Pierre Clovis François Joseph Claussat (October 12, 1874 – November 9, 1925) was a French politician. He served as the mayor of
Châteldon
Châteldon (; oc, Chasteladon) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
About the town
Châteldon is a medieval village in the northern part of Auvergne. It dates from the early Middle Ages, with ...
from 1908 until his death in 1925. He also served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1911 to 1925, representing
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label=Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.
He was born to Joseph Claussat (1846-1910) and Élisabeth Dassaud. He had seven siblings three of whom were: Jean (1872-1916), an infantry commander who died of wounds in Verdun during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, Marie "Marguerite" (the mother of painter Josette Bournet) and Élisabeth Eugénie Marie Marguerite Jeanne "Jeanne" (1888-1959) (the wife of politician
Pierre Laval
Pierre Jean Marie Laval (; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served as Prime Minister of France from 27 January 1931 to 20 February 1932 and 7 June 1935 to 24 January 1936. He again occ ...
and mother of Josée Laval). His father, also a Socialist, had served as mayor of Châteldon from 1881 to 1891.
He married (Jeanne) Marguerite Sacouman (1883-1925) on 14 August 1913. They didn't have children. He died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage while on a hunting trip on November 9, 1925 at La Ferté-Vidame near Chartres, at the age of 51. His wife committed suicide three days later.