Charles Marion

Charles Louis Pierre Marion (or Charles Léonce Pierre Marion, 14 January 1887 – 16 November 1944) was a French assassinated politician and general. He was also a horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Horse riding
In 1928 he and his horse Linon won the silver medal in the individual dressage competition. Four years later he and his horse Linon won the silver medal in the individual dressage competition again. They were also part of the French dressage team which won the gold medal in the team dressage event.

Government career
Charles Marion served as a general and a prefect for the government of Vichy France. He was tried in 1944 and sentenced to death, but while awaiting execution he was kidnapped and murdered by French partisans.