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Henri Tasso | |
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![]() Henri Tasso in 1932 | |
Born |
Marseille, France | 8 October 1882
Died | 12 February 1944
Allauch, France | (aged 61)
Occupation | Politician |
Spouse | Thérèse Gairaud |
Parent(s) | Michel-Théodore Tasso Dominique Eusébie Marie Montefrestini |
Henri Tasso (8 October 1882 – 12 February 1944) was a French Socialist politician. He served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938, and of the Senate from 1938 to 1945.
Henri Tasso was born on 8 October 1882 in Marseille. [1] His parents, Michel-Théodore Tasso and Dominique Eusébie Marie Montefrestini, were Italian immigrants to France. [2]
A member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), he served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938. [1] He supported the naturalisation of Italian immigrants, even those who were poor and unemployed. [3]
He served as the Socialist Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939. [2] [4] On 8 October 1938 a fire burnt down Les Nouvelles Galeries, a department store on the Canebière. [5] Shortly after, he was dismissed. [5] Others have argued he was dismissed "because of his inappropriate financial management and chronic overhiring of municipal workers." [6]
He also served as a member of the Senate from 1938 to 1944. [1]
He married Thérèse Gairaud.
He died on 12 February 1944 in Allauch.