Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles

Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
Portrait by Jean-Louis Laneuville
4th & 24th President of the National Convention
In office
8–22 August 1793 (1793-08-08 – 1793-08-22)
Preceded byGeorges Danton
Succeeded byMaximilien Robespierre
In office
1–15 November 1792 (1792-11-01 – 1792-11-15)
Preceded byÉlie Guadet
Succeeded byHenri Grégoire
Personal details
Born(1759-09-20)20 September 1759
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died5 April 1794(1794-04-05) (aged 34)
Paris, First French Republic
Cause of deathExecution by Guillotine
PartyThe Mountain

Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (French pronunciation: [maʁi ʒɑ̃ eʁo də seʃɛl], 20 September 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French judge, freemason and politician who took part in the French Revolution.

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