8 4 9 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁politician , ▁lawyer , ▁and ▁pione er ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁synd ical ism . ▁He ▁was ▁ ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 – 1 9 2 4 ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁in ▁Al lex , ▁G ail hard - B an cel ▁was ▁grand son ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁G ail hard - B an cel ▁was ▁a ▁Christian ▁social ist ▁in ▁his ▁politics . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁by ▁historian ▁Kevin ▁Pass more ▁as ▁a ▁" p ione er ▁of ▁agr arian ▁corpor at ism ", ▁dream ing ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁French ▁pe as ants ▁would ▁" look ▁upon ▁the ▁château ▁and ▁say ▁' there ' s ▁our ▁star ' ". ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁synd ical ism , ▁bel ieving ▁synd ic ates ▁would ▁form ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁political ▁system ▁and ▁its ▁pe asant ry . ▁G ail hard - B an cel ' s ▁ide ology ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁rural ▁Catholic ▁Action ▁movement . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁G ail hard - B an cel ▁engaged ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁un ions ▁in ▁the ▁Dr ôme ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Christian ▁social ist ▁movements . ▁G ail hard -