Émile ChautempsÉmile Chautemps was a French politician.Life and careerHe was Minister of the Colonies from January to November 1895 and Minister of the Navy in June 1914.FamilyHis eldest son, Henry, was killed in Senegal in 1904 while helping to arrest a killer. Two other sons were killed during the First World War while a third was severely wounded. Another son, Camille Chautemps, was Prime Minister of France on three occasions.