Jean-Antoine Lafargue of Grangeneuve

Jean-Antoine Lafargue de Grangeneuve (born December 4, 1751 in Bordeaux, France, December 21, 1793) was a French jurist and politician of the French Revolution. Life and WorkChoose source code

The son of a parliamentary lawyer was himself a lawyer known before 1789. After the outbreak of the revolution, the proverbial Grangeneuve embraced her and founded the Société populaire de Bordeaux. On September 3, 1791, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly, with 193 of 390 votes. He joined Brissot.

The deputy from the department of Gironde initially represented radical positions, such as the abolition of the titles Sire and Majesty. He stepped up sharply against the emigrants and (with Brissot) for the war against the conservative European powers. He was also the first deputy to wear the Phrygian cap at an official meeting. After the fall of the king, however, Grangeneuve became increasingly moderate. He was one of the first to condemn the September massacres.

Grangeneuve was re-elected as a member of Parliament on 6 September 1792, now to the National Convention and the Bouches-du-Rhône constituency. He clearly belonged to the group of the Girondins, attacked the Parisian Radicals and Marat. On 13 April 1793, he accused the Montagnards of creating a new tyranny.

This led to its downfall. At the end of May, 1793, he was able to escape to Bordeaux, but was declared lawless in July, arrested in December 1793 for denunciation, and guillotined on 21 December 1793 with his brother. His name is now recorded at the Monument aux Girondins in Bordeaux. His home town has also named a street after him. Edit source text Standard data (person): VIAF: 61536244 Wikipedia People Search

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