thumb|Gide photographed by Ottoline Morrell in 1924. thumb|André Gide by Paul Albert Laurens (1924) In 1895, after his mother's death, Gide married his cousin Madeleine Rondeaux, but the marriage remained unconsummated. In 1896, he was elected mayor of La Roque-Baignard, a commune in Normandy.
thumb|gide photographed by ottoline morrell in 1924 thumb|andré gide by paul albert laurens (1924) in 1895 after his mother's death gide married his cousin madeleine rondeaux but the marriage remained unconsummated in 1896 he was elected mayor of la roque-baignard a commune in normandy