Career
In his autobiography he claims to have treated, among others, Winston Churchill, Chancellor Adenauer of Germany, and the future Pope John XXIII. He was born in Colayrac-Saint-Cirq (Lot-et-Garonne). In 1971, he was elected the Mayor of the town of Fleurance. Mességué practices a form of herbalism passed down through his family.
Some of the practices involve, among other things, soaking the patient"s feet in a strong decoction of locally gathered herbs.