Charles Dumont (politician)
| Charles Emile Etienne Dumont | |
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Dumont in 1913
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| Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs | |
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In office 2 March 1911 – 27 June 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Puech |
| Succeeded by | Victor Augagneur |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 22 March 1913 – 2 December 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Louis-Lucien Klotz |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Caillaux |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 21 February 1930 – 2 March 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Chéron |
| Succeeded by | Paul Reynaud |
| Minister of the Navy | |
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In office 27 January 1931 – 20 February 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Sarraut |
| Succeeded by | Georges Leygues |
| Personal details | |
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31 August 1867 Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| Died | 22 April 1939 (aged 71) Meulan, Seine-et-Oise, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Politician |
Charles Emile Etienne Dumont (31 August 1867 – 22 April 1939) was a left-leaning French politician who was Minister of Public Works in 1911 and Minister of Finance in 1913. The "Dumont Resolution" passed by the Chamber of Deputies in 1917 called for security after World War I (1914–18) to be based on the armed forces of France and her allies, and also for the establishment of a society of nations. Dumont was again Minister of Finance in 1930, and was Minister of the Navy in 1931–32. He initiated construction of the battleship Dunkerque as part of a naval expansion program. Dumont came from a family of peasant winemakers from the Jura, and did much to promote development of that region as president of the Jura Departmental Council from 1921 to 1939.
Charles Dumont was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on 31 August 1867. His family came from Jura, and had been peasant winemakers in Brainans, near Poligny, for three centuries. His father worked in the Posts department and had been assigned to a position in Ajaccio. Charles Dumont was well educated. He completed his secondary education at the Lycée Henri-IV, then went to the Sorbonne where he earned a Bachelor of Science and then a degree in Law. He became involved in politics as a student, and became general secretary of an anti-Boulangist committee. In 1891 he began to teach secondary school, first at the lycée of Puy, then of Bourges and finally at Lons-le-Saunier. He wrote two books in this period, one on the Bulgarian issue and one on the fight against anarchist and pacifist propaganda. He became a Freemason.
Dumont was elected deputy for the district of Poligny, Jura, on 22 May 1898 and joined the Radical group. He was reelected in April–May 1902 and 6–20 May 1906. He took a socialist position in favor of the strikes of 1904 and 1909, and in support of workers' pensions. Article four of the proposed 1905 law for the separation of church and state allowed for creation of associations culturelles, mainly composed of lay Catholics, which would inherit properties such as churches and presbyteries. In April 1905 Dumont and , who was also from the Left, objected to article four since they wanted to sever any connections between the Church of Rome and the associations culturelles. Dumont was interested in fiscal matters throughout his political career. He was general rapporteur for the 1910 budget. He was reelected in April–May 1910, and on 2 March 1911 was appointed Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs in the cabinet of Ernest Monis, holding office until 27 June 1911.
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