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Léon Schwab, born November 28, 1862, in Épinal and died February 5, 1962, in the same town, was a French politician.
A cloth merchant, then a lawyer, he also took an interest in the history of the French Revolution as part of a departmental committee. After enlisting as a volunteer in World War I and being awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for the victory at La Fontenelle, he served on the municipal council of his home town, Épinal, before becoming mayor from December 9, 1938, to March 1, 1941. Dismissed on racial grounds under the Vichy regime, he was reinstated by the people of Épinal on September 25, 1944, but was defeated in the municipal elections held on May 20 the following year.
Thereafter, he continued to take part in the major events in the life of his city, becoming its dean and an active patriarch, particularly in terms of town planning and culture.