Joseph Niou
Joseph Niou | |
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| Born | 6 January 1749 Rochefort, France |
| Died | May 30, 1823 (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, politician |
| Known for | Political activism following the French Revolution |
Joseph Niou (6 January 1749, at Rochefort – 30 May 1823, in Paris) was a marine engineer and politician of the French Revolution, serving as the director of shipbuilding.
Life
He was apprenticed as an engineer/builder on 17 May 1766.
After the Revolution, he was a member of the Lodge of Rochefort, and sided with the Révolution and was elected mayor in 1790. He was elected a deputy of the
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Following the establishment of the French Directory. Niou was elected to the Council of Ancients until prairial an VI (June 1797). He was then named director of naval construction at Lorient. After the establishment of the French Consulate in 1799 he was named to the prize court. On 13 September 1798, Niou was a commissioner for the prisoners of war, and traveled to London to sign an agreement for a prisoner exchange.
As a regicide of Louis XVI he fled France in 1816 following the Bourbon Restoration, living in exile in Belgium for three years until he was permitted to return.
Family
Joseph Niou was the brother of Gaston Niou, Provost Marshal of Rochefort.
He was married on 13 October 1772 at
- This article is based on a translation of an article from the French Wikipedia.
