Edmond Lefebvre du Prey (French pronunciation: [ɛdmɔ̃ ləfɛvʁ dy pʁɛ]; 16 October 1866 in Saint-Omer[1] – 14 January 1955[2]) was a French politician of the Third Republic.
Lefebvre du Prey was a member of the National Assembly from 1909 to 1927 representing Pas-de-Calais[3] and then in the Senate from 1927 to 1940.[4] He notably voted against a women's right to vote stating that it would disturb the household structure and that they would become the director of public affairs.[5] He was also Minister of Agriculture from 1921 to 1922, Minister of Justice in 1924, and also Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1924.[6]
References
edit- ↑ Jolly, Jean (1970). Dictionnarie des parlementaires français: notices biographiques sur les ministres, sénateurs et députés français de 1889 à 1940 (in French). Presses universitaires de France. p. 2206. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ Etat numérique du fonds de la correspondance politique et commerciale, 1914 à 1940: A. Paix. B. Amérique. Y. Internationale. Z. Europe (in French). Impr. nationale. 1993. p. 661. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ "Edmond, Joseph Lefebvre du Preÿ - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ "LEFEBVRE DU PREY Edmond". Un Site Au Service Des Citoyens. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ "La Vie féminine". Gallica. 15 June 1919. p. 1473. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ Yvert, Benoît (1 January 1990). Dictionnaire des ministres de 1789 à 1989 (in French). FeniXX. p. 514. ISBN 978-2-262-05933-0. Retrieved 13 December 2024.