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Jacques Pierre Brissot

French journalist, abolitionist, and Girondin revolutionary

Jacques Pierre Brissot was a French journalist, abolitionist, and politician who led the moderate Girondin faction during the French Revolution.[1] He rose to prominence through his newspaper Le Patriote Français and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1791.[1] On 31 October 1793, at age 39, Brissot was put to death by guillotine.[2]

Quick Facts

Office
Member of the National Convention; for Eure-et-Loir
Took office
20 September 1792
Left office
30 October 1793
Predecessor
Étienne Claye
Successor
Claude Julien Maras
Constituency
Chartres
Born
15 January 1754
Birthplace
Chartres, Orléanais, France

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

In 1785 he wrote an open letter supporting subjects' right to revolt against monarchical misrule.[3] He was elected deputy in the National Convention in September 1792, representing Eure-et-Loir.[4] His legal career commenced in 1769 as a law clerk in Chartres, and by 1774 he was working at the Parlement of Paris.[5] Writing and journalism brought Brissot recognition, with his contributions appearing in the Mercure de France and the Courier de l'Europe.[6]

Between June 1788 and January 1789, he journeyed to the United States to meet with abolitionists.[7] From 1789 until 1793, Brissot served as editor of the Patriote français and was heavily involved in political affairs.[8]

What the cited sources add

The same source states Brissot kept his marriage secret to avoid his wife's association with his radicalism.[1] Brewminate reports Brissot became acquainted with Thomas Clarkson during his second time in London.[1] The account adds that Brissot's abolitionist club was more radical than its English counterpart, demanding complete abolition of slavery.[1] Brewminate describes Brissot working with Camille Desmoulins and Georges Danton to draft a petition calling for the king's deposition.[1]

References

  1. "Jacques-Pierre Brissot: Journalist and Abolitionist in the French Revolution", Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas, 2023-08-21. facts only, no text reused. brewminate.com
  2. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Samson, Memoirs, Vol II p. 70; David Andress, The Terror, p. 229.; David Andress, The Terror, p. 230. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Léonore Loft, "The Transylvanian Peasant Uprising of 1784, Brissot and the Right to Revolt: A Research Note", pp. 209–218 in: French Historical Studies, Vol. 17; "A. Jourdan (2007) The "Alien Origins" of the French Revolution: American, Scottish, Genevan, and Dutch influences. Proceedings of the Western Society for French History" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Jacques-Pierre Brissot French revolutionary leader"; J. P. Brissot, député à la Convention Nationale, à tous les républicains de France; Peter Kropotkin, "The Great French Revolution", 1909; Au peuple souverain; sur le procès de Louis Seize. Par un républicain; Journal des débats et des décrets, 3 avril 1793 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jacques-Pierre Brissot French revolutionary leader" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loft, "The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest : 1500 to the present", Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, p. 1–3 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: David Andress, 1789: The Threshold of the Modern Age, 87. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Jacques Pierre Brissot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Christopher Hibbert, The Days of the French Revolution, p. 137. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Jacques Pierre Brissot (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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