Frédéric Bourguet

Jean Auguste Frédéric Bourguet (7 February 1889 – 20 April 1978) was a French industrialist and politician who led the French Resistance in the Tarn department during World War II.

Biography
He graduated from the University of Montpellier as Doctor of Law and practiced as a lawyer for a few years.

In 1912, he took over the textile factory of his family-in-law in Labastide-Rouairoux. "Imbued with social convictions", he offered free housing to his workers and implemented an inflation-based salary scale in order to protect his employees' purchasing power. He employed up to 300 people at once in the factory.

Right after World War I, he became mayor of Labastide-Rouairoux and was reelected until 1947. Between 1925 and 1976, he was also elected conseiller général of the Tarn department.

During World War II, when Southern France was annexed by Nazi Germany, Bourguet got involved into the Resistance, and soon became its leader in the Tarn. In 1944, he was nominated by Free France as president of the Comité départemental de libération.

In 1974, he became senator and held office until 1977.

Honours

 * Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg Officier of the Legion of Honour (1953)
 * Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 ribbon.svg 1914–1918 War Cross
 * Medaille de la Resistance ribbon.svg Resistance Medal (1945)
 * Palmes academiques Chevalier ribbon.svg Chevalier of the Academic Palms
 * Ordre du Merite Commercial et Industriel Commandeur ribbon.svg Commandeur of the Order of Commercial Merit
 * Medaille d'honneur departementale et communale Or ribbon.svg Médaille d'honneur départementale et communale, gold (1958)