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Léon Meyer
Léon Meyer (11 September 1868 – 22 January 1948) was a French freight broker and Radical politician from the port city of Le Havre.
He was mayor of Le Havre from 1919 to 1941, and a national deputy from 1923 to 1941.
He was Minister of Merchant Marine in 1932–33. 
As a Jew he was removed from office during World War II (1939–45), and in 1944 was deported and spent 17 months in concentration camps.
Early years (1868–1923).
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when the Germans advanced in 1940, and received only 9% of the votes. 
Feeling disillusioned and unwelcome in La Havre, Meyer spent his last years in Paris.
Léon Meyer died in Paris on 22 January 1948.
Legacy.
Meyer was an officer of the Legion of Honor.
Place Léon Meyer in Le Havre is named after him, as is the nearby medical centre.
Mandates.
Meyer's mandates in the chamber of deputies were: