Arthur Charles Dessoye (23 August 1854 in

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Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.tax collector A tax collector (also called a taxman) is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations on behalf of a government. The term could also be applied to those who audit tax returns or work for a revenue agency. Tax collec ...

father, originally from

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, where his family owned a file manufacturing business established in 1827,. Arthur Dessoye was one of the founders and editor-in-chief of '' La Dépêche de Brest et de l'Ouest'' from 19 November 1886 to 12 April 1897. *Editor of '' L'Électeur libre de Chaumont'' until 1884; *Editor-in-chief of '' L'Union Républicaine du Finistère'', a tri-weekly four-page newspaper, from 1 April 1884 until 18 November 1886; *Editor-in-chief of '' La Dépêche de Brest et de l'Ouest'' from its creation in 1886 until 1897, succeeding ''L'Union Républicaine du Finistère''. He married Marie Eugènie Renard in

on 2 August 1884. One of his witnesses was his friend

Jean Macé Jean François Macé (22 August 1815 in Paris – 13 December 1894 in Monthiers) was a French educator, journalist, active freemason and politician. He was perhaps best known as the founder of Ligue de l'enseignement to promote free, unive ...

Political career

* Elected

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of the Canton of Bourmont from 1904 to 1919, also serving as

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of Breuvannes * Elected

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for

Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.Ligue de l'enseignement ''La Ligue de l'enseignement'' was initially conceived and created by the journalist Jean Macé, on 15 November 1866. It was advocated for by liberal press, as public, free, compulsory and secular education. A congress convened in 1881, which ...

from 1906 to 1919; *

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from 9 June to 13 June 1914 in the fourth Government of

Alexandre Ribot Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot (; 7 February 184213 January 1923) was a French politician, four times Prime Minister. Early life and early career Ribot was born on 7 February 1842, in Saint-Omer. After graduating from the University of Paris, wh ...

; * Advocate of electoral reform, he sponsored the law on list voting, enacted on 12 July 1919.

Honours

* Knight of the

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on 26 June 1896.Source Base LEONORE
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dessoye, Arthur Charles People of the French Third Republic Members of Parliament for Haute-Marne Knights of the Legion of Honour French journalists 20th-century French politicians 1854 births 1927 deaths Government ministers of France Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic