ery ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁in ▁Le ▁Bl anc , ▁Ind re . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁du ▁Bl anc , ▁then ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁his ▁parent ' s ▁business . ▁They ▁ran ▁a ▁but cher ' s ▁shop ▁in ▁Le ▁Bl anc . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁military ▁service , ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁reserve . ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 1 8 ) ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 3 5 th ▁inf antry ▁regiment . ▁He ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁factory ▁that ▁made ▁b icy cles , ▁with ▁considerable ▁success . ▁Production ▁rose ▁to ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually ▁in ▁a ▁factory ▁with ▁ 1 5 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁His ▁business ▁owned ▁the ▁" D ion - B out on " ▁brand . ▁ ▁His ▁" D ile ct a " ▁brand ▁b icy cles ▁won ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁road ▁races . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Ch ich ery ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁council , ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Ind re ▁department . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 – 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁for ▁Le ▁Bl anc ▁constitu ency . ▁He ▁sat ▁with ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Republican ▁and ▁Rad ical ▁Social ist