Born, 1760; died, 1839.
A rich landed proprietor who adopted revolutionary principles,
represented the Department of Cher in the Convention, and voted for
Louis XVI.’s death, subject to an appeal to the people. After the
9th Thermidor, he was sent to administer Languedoc, showed firmness,
justice and moderation, and in 1795 was one of the Commissioners for
the Directorate.
Banished as a regicide in 1816, he was allowed to return to France in
1819, and the last twenty years of his life were uneventful.