. ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁center - right ▁R ally ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁People ▁political ▁party , ▁started ▁by ▁General ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Michel ▁Charles ▁Car lin i ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁France . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Law ▁with ▁mer it . ▁He ▁then ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁guerre ▁and ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Verd un . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁again , ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁became ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁School ▁before ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Marse ille ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁batt led ▁with ▁Commun ist ▁strik ers ▁and ▁demonstr ators , ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁pret end ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁to ▁ass u age ▁the ▁protest ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Pierre ▁M end ès ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁European ▁Def ence ▁Community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁ran ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁lost . ▁He ▁helped ▁put ▁together ▁a ▁collection ▁in ▁the ▁Musée ▁de ▁Bast ia ▁in ▁C