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Born | 21 January 1859
Pourrières, France |
Died | 25 May 1928 Aix-en-Provence, France | (aged 69)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer Politician |
Spouse | Gabrielle Rose |
Children | Jean Joseph Louis Marie Cabassol Simone Cabassol Gabriel Cabassol |
Parent(s) | Joseph Philippe Cabassol Euphrosine Caroline Rose |
Awards |
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Joseph Cabassol (1859–1928) was a French lawyer, politician, and banker. He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1902 to 1908.
Joseph Marie Victor Cabassol was born on 21 January 1859 in Aix-en-Provence. [1] His father, Joseph Philippe Cabassol (1828-1855), was a banker who co-founded a small bank with Louis-Auguste Cézanne (1798–1886), the father of renowned painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), called the Cézanne and Cabassol Bank, in 1848, until it failed. [2] His mother was Euphrosine Caroline Rose (1833-1855). [1] He was educated in a Catholic school in Aix, and studied the Law at the University of Aix-en-Provence. [1] He received his Doctorate in Law in 1885. [1] He spoke both French and Provençal. [1]
He started his career as a lawyer in 1880. [1] He served as bâtonnier from 1903 to 1905. [1] He was elected as President of the Court of Appeals of Aix on 12 June 1917 and as its First President on 18 April 1927. [1] In 1919, he served as President of the Société des Amis des Arts, a Freemason order in Aix. [1] Later, he joined the Board of Directors of the local Caisse d'Épargne. [1]
He decided to embark upon a career in politics and joined the Republican Union. He was elected to the General Council of Aix-Sud from 1898 to 1916, serving as its president in 1914. [1] He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1902 to 1908. [1] Under his tenure, he opened the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence, which had been conceived by Antoine Aude (1799-1870), when he served as Mayor in 1835. [1] (It was then located on the Boulevard du Roi René, and it is now housed within the Hotel Boyer d'Eguilles , a listed hôtel particulier located at 5 rue Espariat.) Moreover, he rejected the proposed move of Aix-Marseille University to Marseille, making sure that it would remain in Aix. [1]
He received the Knighthood of the Legion of Honour for his public service. [1]
He wrote a book of poems, Solitude, and a play, La dernière marquise. [1] Additionally, he published articles in the Gazette du palais and the Répertoire encyclopédique. [3]
In 1886, he married Gabrielle Rose, an extended cousin. [1] They had three children:
Cabassol died on 25 May 1928 in Aix-en-Provence. [1] The Rue Joseph Cabassol in the Quartier Mazarin in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour. [1] The Hôtel de Caumont, a listed hôtel particulier, is on this street.
Joseph Cabassol | |
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Born | 21 January 1859
Pourrières, France |
Died | 25 May 1928 Aix-en-Provence, France | (aged 69)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer Politician |
Spouse | Gabrielle Rose |
Children | Jean Joseph Louis Marie Cabassol Simone Cabassol Gabriel Cabassol |
Parent(s) | Joseph Philippe Cabassol Euphrosine Caroline Rose |
Awards |
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Joseph Cabassol (1859–1928) was a French lawyer, politician, and banker. He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1902 to 1908.
Joseph Marie Victor Cabassol was born on 21 January 1859 in Aix-en-Provence. [1] His father, Joseph Philippe Cabassol (1828-1855), was a banker who co-founded a small bank with Louis-Auguste Cézanne (1798–1886), the father of renowned painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), called the Cézanne and Cabassol Bank, in 1848, until it failed. [2] His mother was Euphrosine Caroline Rose (1833-1855). [1] He was educated in a Catholic school in Aix, and studied the Law at the University of Aix-en-Provence. [1] He received his Doctorate in Law in 1885. [1] He spoke both French and Provençal. [1]
He started his career as a lawyer in 1880. [1] He served as bâtonnier from 1903 to 1905. [1] He was elected as President of the Court of Appeals of Aix on 12 June 1917 and as its First President on 18 April 1927. [1] In 1919, he served as President of the Société des Amis des Arts, a Freemason order in Aix. [1] Later, he joined the Board of Directors of the local Caisse d'Épargne. [1]
He decided to embark upon a career in politics and joined the Republican Union. He was elected to the General Council of Aix-Sud from 1898 to 1916, serving as its president in 1914. [1] He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1902 to 1908. [1] Under his tenure, he opened the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence, which had been conceived by Antoine Aude (1799-1870), when he served as Mayor in 1835. [1] (It was then located on the Boulevard du Roi René, and it is now housed within the Hotel Boyer d'Eguilles , a listed hôtel particulier located at 5 rue Espariat.) Moreover, he rejected the proposed move of Aix-Marseille University to Marseille, making sure that it would remain in Aix. [1]
He received the Knighthood of the Legion of Honour for his public service. [1]
He wrote a book of poems, Solitude, and a play, La dernière marquise. [1] Additionally, he published articles in the Gazette du palais and the Répertoire encyclopédique. [3]
In 1886, he married Gabrielle Rose, an extended cousin. [1] They had three children:
Cabassol died on 25 May 1928 in Aix-en-Provence. [1] The Rue Joseph Cabassol in the Quartier Mazarin in Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour. [1] The Hôtel de Caumont, a listed hôtel particulier, is on this street.