François René Mallarmé
François René Mallarmé | |
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President of the National Convention | |
| In office 30 May 1793 – 13 June 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Maximin Isnard |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois |
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| Born | 25 February 1755 Malines, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
François-René-Auguste Mallarmé (French pronunciation: baron de l'Empire from 31 January 1810.
Early life and mandates
Born in
Meurthe
.
French Revolution
Elected (31 August 1791) as a representative of the Département of
Meurthe. For Convention he was appointed a member of the committee for finances, and briefly was appointed to the Committee of Public Safety (27 June 1793 – 10 July 1793) by resolution of the National Convention to present his plan for food procurement, but did not join the committee's sessions.[1]
Mallarmé attached himself to the
Insurrection of 31 May - 2 June 1793 Mallarmé did not chair the evening meeting of 1 June 1793 (Henri Grégoire presided) and chaired only the first part of the session of 2 June 1793, when Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
replaced him in chair until the end of the session.
Terror
He served on several
Terror, and like them found his position growing tenuous. He secured his survival when he spoke against Maximilien Robespierre in the course of the Thermidorian coup
(27 July 1794).
Thermidorian Reaction
In the reactionary political order that followed the demise of
Jacobin clubs and setting free prisoners who had been locked away during the Terror as enemies of the state. Alas, his own terrorist activities caught up with him and he was denounced and arrested (1 June 1795), but he was released soon[1] after the amnesty of 26 October 1795.[1]
Directory, Consulate, and Empire
In 1796 he was appointed by the
Appointed Cellite monks), and remained in exile during the Bourbon Restoration. He died in Mechelen.[1]
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