[1] He submitted his thesis at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris on 19 March 1908, on the subject of Commissions internationales d'enquête.

He lost, but ran successfully in the legislative elections of 26 April and 10 May 1914 for the fourth district of Saint-Denis after campaigning for three years military service.

[5] In the pre-war years he was also a secretary of the Republican league for electoral reform and a member of the executive council of the Peace Through Law Association.

As a deputy, Bokanowski was exempt from military service, but joined the army and in October 1914 was a second lieutenant of infantry on the Argonne front.

After the debate about the Bolo Pasha and "Bonnet rouge" affairs, the Chamber of Deputies adopted his resolution of confidence in the government of Paul Painlevé to deliver the full rigors of the law against anyone guilty of passing intelligence to the enemy or engaging in propaganda that would weaken the resistance of the nation.

He was in favor of raising indirect taxes, but also wanted to expand the base of direct taxation and improve its administration.

[1] On 29 March 1924 Raymond Poincaré made Bokanowski Minister of the Navy, a post he held until the cabinet resigned on 1 June 1924 after the elections.

He joined the Left Democratic Republicans in the chamber, and resumed his positions on the committees of finance and commerce and of industry.

He was concerned both to balance the budget and to improve social conditions, particularly those of women and the family, During the financial crisis in 1925 he toured the country preaching confidence in the franc.

Bokanowski was reelected for the Republican left in the general elections of 22 April 1928 for the fifth district of Saint-Denis, and retained his ministerial position.

[5] Maurice Bokanowski was killed on 2 September 1928 in an air accident when flying from Toul to an aviation meeting in Clermont-Ferrand.

[1] Maurice Bokanowski’s wartime journals describe his experiences as a soldier during World War One, and as a politician and statesman.