Pierre Chaumié (21 February 1880 – 13 June 1966) was a French politician.

Pierre Jean-Marie Bertrand Camille Chaumié was born into a political family in Agen. He was the middle son of Joseph Chaumié (1849–1919), Senator for Lot-et-Garonne from 1897 to 1919. His brothers Jacques (1877–1920) and Emmanuel (1890–1934) were also active in politics.

Pierre Chaumié

Pierre attended the lycée at Agen before going to Paris where he studied at the Lycée Henri-IV and at the law faculty of the Sorbonne. During the First World War he served in the ranks of the French Army and received the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur, ending the war as a lieutenant. He left his legal career in 1919 to work as a manager in industry.

Pierre Chaumié

Following the death of Senator Georges Laboulbène in 1934, Chaumié followed in his father's footsteps, being elected in the subsequent by-election as Senator for Lot-et-Garonne, affiliated with the Radical Party. In June 1940, he was one of the 80 who voted against the grant of special powers to Philippe Pétain and the creation of the Vichy régime.

Pierre Chaumié

Associated with the French Resistance, he served in the National Assembly from 1944 through 1948 when he resigned. He was appointed to serve as a judge overseeing the granting of pardons. He died in Paris in 1966.

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1880 births

1966 deaths

People from Agen

Radical Party (France) politicians

French senators of the Third Republic

Senators of Lot-et-Garonne

Members of the Provisional Consultative Assembly

Lycée Henri-IV alumni

University of Paris alumni

French military personnel of World War I

The Vichy 80

French Resistance members

Knights of the Legion of Honour

Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Recipients of the Resistance Medal