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Pierre-Antoine Laloyb. 16 Jan 1749, Doulevant-le-Château, Haute-Marne |
| Title: | Président de la Convention nationale (President of the National Convention) |
| Term: | 6 Nov 1793 - 21 Nov 1793 |
| Chronology: | 6 Nov 1793, election as president proclaimed by the National Convention, session of the Convention, salle des Machines, Palais des Tuileries, Paris [1, vol. LXXVIII, p. 505], [2, vol. XXV, p. 31] |
| 8 Nov 1794, assumed the chair as President of the National Convention first time after the proclamation of election, session of the Convention, salle des Machines, Palais des Tuileries, Paris [1, vol. LXXVIII, p. 602] [3] | |
| 21 Nov 1793, expiration of term; successor elected and proclaimed [1, vol. LXXIX, p. 613], [2, vol. XXVI, p. 18] | |
| Names/titles: | Also known as: Laloy jeune (not to be confused with Laloy ainé, suppléant representative for Haute-Marne elected to the National Convention) |
| Biography: | |
Studied and apprenticed in Paris and obtained his license in law from the Parlement of Dijon (1773); became advocate in the bailliage of Chaumont (31 Aug 1773); had a keen interest in paleography; served as procureur of the commune of Chaumont (from 27 Jan 1790); administrator of the département of Haute-Marne (from 5 Jun 1791); elected (31 Aug 1791) as a representative of Haute-Marne to the Assemblée nationale (National Assembly) (1791-1792); elected to the Convention nationale (National Convention) (1792-1795) as a deputy for Haute-Marne; sided with the Montagnards; voted for the death sentence at the trial of King Louis XVI; member of the Comité de sûreté générale (Committee of General Security); served as President of the National Convention (6 Nov 1793 - 21 Nov 1793); member of the Comité de salut public (Committee of Public Safety) (31 Jul 1794 - 5 Nov 1794); selected for sitting in the Conseil des Cinq-Cents (Council of Five Hundred) (1795-1798) as a former member of the Convention; President of the Council of Five Hundred (19 Feb 1797 - 21 Mar 1797); member of the Conseil des Anciens (Council of Ancients) (1798-1799), where represented Haute-Marne; President of the Council of Ancients (18 Aug 1798 - 23 Sep 1798); supported the coup of 18 Brumaire, Year VIII (9 Nov 1799 - 10 Nov 1799); named a member of the Tribunat (25 Dec 1799 - 16 Sep 1802); member of the council for maritime trophies (from 30 Oct 1802); banned as a regicide (1816) and moved to Mons, Netherlands (now in Belgium); was allowed to return to France (25 Dec 1818), but stayed abroad until 1830; spent the last years working in the archives of Champagne. Biography source: [4] |
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| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | Archives parlementaires de 1787 à 1860: recueil complet des débats législatifs et politiques des Chambres françaises. Première série, 1787 à 1799 (Paris: 1868-1913, 1966-) |
| [2] | Procès-verbal de la Convention nationale, imprimé par son ordre; (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1792-an IV) |
| [3] | Did not preside at the session of 7 Nov 1793 (chaired by Louis-Joseph Charlier). |
| [4] | Dictionnaire de biographie française (Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1933-). |
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