Francisque Allombert

Born March 11, 1860 in Cerdon (Ain), died October 17, 1903 in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). Deputy of the Ain from 1898 to 1902.

Francisque Allombert did his classical studies at the high school of Bourg-en-Bresse, then his law studies at the Faculty of Lyon.

He was destined for journalism and went to Paris where he joined the Republican Elector in 1882 and then the Radical, in which he regularly collaborated. A freemason since 1883, and attracted by politics, he returned to his native country to take an active part in public affairs.

He settled in Bourg in 1893, was admitted to the lodge "Fraternal Friendship" and founded a newspaper Le Courrier de l'Ain which was a valuable aid in preparing his candidacy for legislative elections.

This opportunity was offered to him when Mr. Carrier, Deputy of Nantua, died on September 6, 1898. He ran in the by-elections of October 23 and 30, 1898, and was elected in the ballot box, beating Mr. Philipon who had placed first in the first round.

He was a member of the Democratic Left, but his declining health did not allow him to play the important role he was destined to play. He only had the opportunity to speak once, in 1902, on bills to reinstate the slate vote.

He did not stand for re-election in 1902 and tried, in order to restore his health, the climate of the French Riviera where he spent the winter of 1902-1903. He did not obtain the hoped-for result and returned to Bourg-en-Bresse to die on October 17, 1903. He had been made Knight of the Legion of Honor on July 14, 1903.

His bust was inaugurated in Cerdon on August 19, 1906.