François Joly

François Joly
François Joly
Deputy for the 2nd constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine
	In office; 3 May 1936 – 31 May 1942
Personal details
Born	9 October 1872; Plélan-le-Grand, France
Died	8 May 1944 (aged 71); Bruz, France
Political party	Independent and Social Action Republicans
Occupation	Doctor

François Joly (9 October 1872 – 8 May 1944) was a French politician and doctor. A conservative candidate, he was elected in 1936 to represent the 2nd constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine in the National Assembly. He was killed in an airstrike during the Second World War in 1944.

Life

Born in 1872 in Plélan-le-Grand, Joly settled in the town of Bruz as a doctor prior to the First World War.^[1]^[2] Mobilized to serve during the conflict, he returned home in 1918 and was elected mayor the following year.^[2] During his tenure, he focused on electrification, causing Bruz to become one of the first municipalities in the area to become electrified.^[2] In 1936, Joly ran in the elections for the position of Deputy representing the 2nd constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine, having unsuccessfully run four years earlier in the 1932 legislative election.^[1]^[2] He won the 1936 election with 58% of the vote.^[1]^[2] He was one of fifteen Breton politicians elected in 1936 to sign the, which aimed to create a parliamentary group composing of Bretons and to advance Breton interests in the National Assembly.^[3]

Affiliated with the Independent and Social Action Republicans, Joly campaigned against Prime Minister of France Léon Blum.^[1] He was a member of several government committees during his tenure.^[1] He stated he was in favor of electoral reform ensuring proportional representation.^[1] On 10 July 1940, Joly voted in favour of granting the cabinet presided by Marshal Philippe Pétain authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the French Third Republic and establishing Vichy France.^[1] Having served as mayor of Bruz for twenty-five years, including during the German occupation of France, Joly and most of his family were killed in the Allied bombardment of Bruz on 8 May 1944.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "François Joly". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "L'histoire de la commune à travers les noms des rues". Ouest-France (in French). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ Déniel, Alain (1976). Le mouvement breton, 1919-1945 (in French). F. Maspero. p. 185. ISBN 978-2-7071-0826-5. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[AN-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "François Joly". Assemblée nationale (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[OF-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "L'histoire de la commune à travers les noms des rues". Ouest-France (in French). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[AD-3] Déniel, Alain (1976). Le mouvement breton, 1919-1945 (in French). F. Maspero. p. 185. ISBN 978-2-7071-0826-5. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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