Marcel Willard
French lawyer and politician
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| Intro | French lawyer and politician | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Politician Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 25 July 1889, Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
| Death | 17 February 1956Paris, Île-de-France, France (aged 66 years) | |
| Politics: | French Communist Party |
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Marcel Willard (July 25, 1889 - February 17, 1956) was a French lawyer and politician. He served in the French Army during World War I, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre for it. He earned a bachelor of laws and began his career as a lawyer. He then served in the French Resistance during World War II, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre a second time, and Resistance Medal, and made an officer of the Legion of honour after the war. He served as a Communist member of the French Senate from 1946 to 1948.