Albert Lebrun 1871 – 1950

Biography

Albert Lebrun was born on August 29, 1871, in the small community of Mercy-le-Haut, in northeastern France. He would go on to serve as the 15th President of the French Republic, holding one of the nation’s highest offices during a significant period in French history. His life spanned nearly eight decades, witnessing remarkable transformations in his country and the wider world.

Lebrun’s presidency marked an important chapter in France’s democratic tradition. Throughout his years of public service, he carried the values and heritage of his birthplace with him, maintaining deep roots in his native region even as his responsibilities grew to encompass the nation.

In his final years, Lebrun lived in Paris’s 16th arrondissement. He died on March 6, 1950, at the age of 78, succumbing to pneumonia. His remains were laid to rest in Mercy-le-Haut, the village of his birth, bringing him home to the place where his remarkable journey had begun nearly eight decades earlier. His life reflected a commitment to French public service during one of the nation’s most formative eras.