Léo Melliet

Léo Melliet was born with Lévignac-with-Guyenne (Lot-et-Garonne) in 1843 and died in the Cadillac-on-Garonne in 1909. It is a personality of the Commune of Paris.

This clerk of solicitor is member of the International association of the workers. During the head office of Paris by the Germans (September 1870 - March 1870) it is named mayor-assistant of XIIIe district and takes part in the creation of the Central committee of the National guard. He is delegated to the republican Central committee of the Twenty districts. He present himself vainly to the elections of February 8th, 1871 to the National Assembly like candidate Socialist-revolutionist. March 26th, 1871, he is elected with the Conseil of the Commune by XIIIe district; he sits at the commission of Justice then to that of the Foreign relations. He votes for the creation of the Comité of public Hello, and is elected there. Then he becomes governor of the fort of Bicêtre and is responsible for the arrest for Dominican of Arcueil. During the bloody Semaine it organizes resistance in XIIe district. He manages to take refuge in Belgium thanks to the complicity of Edmond Turquet appointed of Aisne. He is condemned to in February 1872 death in absentia.

He returns to France after the amnesty of 1880, he continues his political action. He is appointed radical Lot-et-Garonne of 1898 to 1902.

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