Gaston DOUMERGUE / 2 signed autograph letters / Mistress / Elysée / Marriage

  

"Gaston Doumergue" to notary Leverne Paris, November 11, 1926, and May 21, 1931, 2 pages. Quarto on the letterhead of the Presidency of the Republic. Autographed and silk-screened envelopes from the Presidency of the Republic. Small pinholes and light traces of paperclip. A set of two letters from Gaston Doumergue enriched by a collection related to a notarial matter concerning his mistress and future wife Jeanne Graves.

Paris, November 11, 1926 "I authorize Maître Leverne, notary in Paris, to hand over to Madame Widow Philippe Graves, née Gaussal, residing in Paris, 11 rue Jean Leclaire, the acknowledgment of debt signed by her on July 23, 1926. [With autographed envelope] "Maître Leverne / Notary / in Paris.

" [Paris] May 21, 1926 "My dear Master, I ask you to hand over to Madame Graves all documents remaining in your office and concerning our agreement of July 1926, all matters having been finalized and settled according to the terms of this agreement. Please accept, my dear Master, the assurance of my highest consideration Gaston Doumergue" [With autographed envelope] "Maître Leverne / Notary / Rue de la Tour des Dames / Paris." Jeanne Graves will marry Gaston Doumergue a week later.

Gaston Doumergue maintains a long-term relationship with Jeanne-Marie Gaussal, widow Graves. During his presidential term (June 13, 1926 - June 13, 1931), he goes every morning to have breakfast with her at her former home at 73 bis avenue de Wagram, where he walks from the Élysée. In June 1931, twelve days before the end of his term, he marries Jeanne-Marie Gaussal, widow Graves, in front of the mayor of the 8th district. Gaston Drucker, who came especially to the Élysée, officiates. The Secretary General of the Presidency, Jules Michel, is his witness.

Gaston Doumergue thus becomes the first president of the Republic to marry during his term. His presidential term ends on June 13, 1931, and he retires from political life to his wife's home in Tournefeuille, Haute-Garonne.