Henri Grégoire
French bishop (1750–1831)
Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire 4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, and presidents of the National Convention.
The Reverend Henri Grégoire | |
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![]() Portrait by Joseph François, 1800 | |
5th President of the National Convention | |
In office 8 August 1793 – 22 August 1793 | |
Preceded by | Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles |
Succeeded by | Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Isère | |
In office 11 September 1819 – 4 November 1820 | |
Succeeded by | Auguste Ravez |
Constituency | Unknown |
Member of the Conservative Senate | |
In office 25 December 1801 – 11 April 1814 | |
Monarch | Napoleon I |
Preceded by | Aaron Jean François Crassous |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the Legislative Body for Loir-et-Cher | |
In office 25 December 1800 – 25 December 1801 | |
Constituency | Blois |
Member of the Council of Five Hundred for Loir-et-Cher | |
In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 | |
Constituency | Blois |
Member of the National Convention for Loir-et-Cher | |
In office 20 September 1792 – 2 November 1795 | |
Constituency | Blois |
Member of the National Constituent Assembly | |
In office 9 July 1789 – 30 September 1791 | |
Constituency | Nancy |
Member of the Estates-General for the First Estate | |
In office 13 June 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
Constituency | Nancy |
Personal details | |
Born | Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire 4 December 1750 Vého, near Lunéville, France |
Died | 28 May 1831 Paris, France | (aged 80)
Resting place | Panthéon, Paris |
Political party | Left Group (1789–1791) Marais (1792–1795) Thermidorian (1795–1799) Anti-Bonapartist (1799–1814) Liberal Left (1819–1820) |
Alma mater | University of Nancy |
Profession | Clergyman |
Awards | Commander of the Legion of Honor |
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