Jean Alfred Fraissinet
Heir to the Compagnie Fraissinet, Lieutenant (later Captain) Jean Alfred Fraissinet also served in the French Air Force during World War I, becoming a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Postwar, he took the helm of his family's shipping line in 1927. He founded two newspapers and bought another. He also bought the Château Saint-Maur and transformed it into a winery. The capstone of his career came in 1958, when he was elected to his nation's National Assembly as a member of the National Centre of Independents and Peasants.
Jean Alfred Fraissinet | |
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| Born | 22 June 1894 Marseilles, France |
| Died | 23 May 1981 (aged 86) Cogolin, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | Cavalry; aviation |
| Years of service | 1914–1919; also World War II |
| Rank | Capitaine |
| Unit | Escadrille 57 |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre with five Palmes and an Etoile de bronze |
| Relations | Family was prominent in shipping |
| Other work | Ran a shipping line, founded and owned newspapers, became a vintner, served in French National Assembly |
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