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Léon Betoulle
Léon Betoulle
Mayor of Limoges
	In office; 1947–1956
Preceded by	Georges Guingouin
Succeeded by	Louis Longequeue
Senator of the French Third Republic
	In office; 1924–1940
Deputy of the Haute-Vienne
	In office; 1906–1924
Personal details
Born	Léonard Léon Betoulle; October 25, 1871; Limoges, France
Died	November 30, 1956 (aged 85); Limoges, France
Political party	French Section of the Workers' International
Residence	Haute-Vienne
Occupation	Politician

Léonard Léon Betoulle (25 October 1871 — 30 November 1956)^[6] was a French politician.^[7]^[8]

He was member of the French Section of the Workers' International Party and served as mayors of Limoges from 1947 to 1956. He was a member of parliament for Haute-Vienne from 1906 to 1924. He was then senator for Haute-Vienne from 1924 to 1944. He voted full powers to Marshal Pétain in 1940. He was dismissed from the town hall with his municipal council in 1941. He also president of the general council of Haute-Vienne from 1929 to 1940. He had also been excluded from the French Section of the Workers' International party and had joined the Democratic Socialist Party, a reception structure for socialists compromised under the Vichy regime. He stayed away from public life after the Liberation.^[9]

Biography

Léon Betoulle was born in Limoges, France on 1871 and died in same place Limoges, France on 1956 at the age of 85.^[10] He managed to reconquer his post in 1947 and kept it until his death in 1956, after being re-elected one last time in 1953.

References

^ "Jubilé de Léon Betoulle [ On joint : ] Ville de Limoges. Cinq années et demie d'Administration Municipale (octobre 1947 - Avril 1953). L'Oeuvre réalisée par la majorité du Conseil Municipal" (in French). maremagnum.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Ancien sénateur de la Haute-Vienne" (in French). senat.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "BETOULLE Léon" (in French). maitron.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Il y a 80 ans Limoges devenait la capitale de la Belgique" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Léon Betoulle (1871-1956)" (in French). data.bnf.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Fichier d'autorité international virtuel" (in French). viaf.org. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Notice de personne" (in French). catalogue.bnf.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "La cité Léon-Betoulle de nos jours, la sérénité tout près de la ville" (in French). lepopulaire.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Vœux et galette de saison à l'amicale Léon-Betoulle" (in French). lepopulaire.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Mandats à l'Assemblée nationale ou à la Chambre des députés" (in French). assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Georges Guingouin	Mayor of Limoges 1947 – 1956	Succeeded by Louis Longequeue
Preceded by -	Senator of the French Third Republic 1924 – 1940	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Deputy of the Haute-Vienne 1906 – 1924	Succeeded by -