Jacques Grandon
Jacques Grandon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the French Senate for Vienne | |
| In office 2 November 1986 – 1 July 1988 | |
| Preceded by | René Monory |
| Succeeded by | René Monory |
| Member of the General Council of Vienne | |
| In office 2 May 1965 – 20 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Guillon |
| Succeeded by | Michel Touchard |
| Constituency | Canton of Poitiers-Nord (1965–1973) Canton of Poitiers-3 (1973–2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1927 Saint-Benoît, France |
| Died | 14 August 2026 (aged 99) Poitiers, France |
| Party | CD CDS |
| Education | Collège Stanislas de Paris University of Poitiers |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Jacques Grandon (French: [ʒˈak ɡʁɑ̃dˈɔ̃]; 9 May 1927 – 14 August 2026) was a French politician of the Democratic Centre (CD) and the Centre of Social Democrats (CDS).[1]
The son of Yvonne Duranceau and butcher Alfred Grandon,[2] he attended the Collège Stanislas de Paris and the University of Poitiers before joining the bar in 1948.[3] From 1965 to 2008, he was a member of the General Council of Vienne and served in the Senate from 1986 to 1988.[4] In 2018, the Poitiers Bar Association honored him for 70 years of service.[5] He was one of the oldest lawyers in France, still taking cases at the age of 91.[6]
Grandon died in Poitiers on 14 August 2026, at the age of 99.[7]
References
- ↑ Grelier, Paul (15 August 2026). "Figure politique et judiciaire de la Vienne, Jacques Grandon s'est éteint à l'âge de 99 ans". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "« Un avocat d'exception et un homme délicieux » : Poitiers pleure la mort du bâtonnier et bras droit de René Monory, Jacques Grandon à 99 ans". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). 15 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Varanne, Arnaud (5 December 2018). "Jacques Grandon honoré par ses pairs". Le 7 (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "GRANDON Jacques". Senate (in French).
- ↑ "Les avocats de Poitiers rendent hommage au bâtonnier Jacques Grandon et ses 70 ans d'activité". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Jacques Grandon : le plus vieil avocat de l'histoire française". Justifit (in French). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Féliers, Elisa (15 August 2026). "Jacques Grandon, ancien sénateur de la Vienne et bâtonnier de l'ordre des avocats, est décédé à l'âge de 99 ans". Ici (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2026.