Gustave Émile Eugène Mesureur

Background

Gustave Mesureur was born on April 2, 1847, at Marcq-en-Barœul, France.

Career

Mesureur worked as a designer in Paris, and became prominent as a member of the municipal council of Paris; rousing much angry discussion by a proposal to rename the Parisian streets which bore saints' names.

In 1887 he became president of the council. The same year he entered the Chamber of Deputies, taking his place with the extreme left. He joined the Léon Bourgeois ministry of 1895-1896 as minister of commerce, industry, post and telegraphs, was vice-president of the Chamber from 1898 to 1902, and presided over the Budget Commission of 1899, 1901 and 1902. He was defeated at the polls in 1902, but became director of the Assistance Publique.

Gustave Émile Eugène Mesureur died on August 19, 1925, in Paris.

Achievements

• Gustave Émile Eugène Mesureur was a leading statesman, who became the first president of the Radical Party in 1901.

Connections

On September 25, 1873, Gustave Émile Eugène Mesureur married Amélie de Wailly. They had a daughter, Suzanne.

Wife:

Amélie de Wailly

Amélie de Wailly was well known as a writer of light verse and of some charming children's books.

Daughter:

Suzanne Mesureur