He served as the Mayor of Aix-en-Provence in 1896, and as a member of the National Assembly of France from 1897 to 1898, from 1902 to 1906, and from 1906 to 1910.

Gabriel Baron was born on 23 December 1859 in Marseille, Alpes-Maritimes department.

He was elected to the General Council in 1895 and later served as the mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1896 to 1897.

[3][4] Interested in gaining national clout, he ran in the legislative election of 1897, and won.

[5] He went on to serve as a member of the National Assembly for the Bouches-du-Rhône three times: from 14 March 1897 to 31 May 1898, from 11 May 1902 to 31 May 1906 and finally from 6 May 1906 to 31 May 1910.