Joseph Delaunay ( fr. Joseph Delaunay ; nicknamed Delaunay from Angers ( fr. Delaunay d'Angers ); born December 24, 1752 in Angers ; April 5, 1794 guillotined in Paris ) - French politician.
| Joseph Delaunay | |
|---|---|
| Joseph Delaunay | |
| Date of Birth | December 24, 1752 |
| Place of Birth | Angers , France |
| Date of death | April 5, 1794 (41 years old) |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Occupation | politician |
Biography
He served as judicial commissioner in Angers , in 1791 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly , and was re-elected the following year.
He was friends with the revolutionary Francois Chabot . After an unsuccessful attempt by the Cordelier Club (14th plunger of the 2nd year, that is , March 4, 1794 ) to carry out a coup, the committee of public salvation accused Shabo and his friends - Delaunay, among them - of excitement and conspiracy to " dishonor and humiliate the popular representation and to destroy the republican government through venality . ” Joseph Delone was charged with bribery in a case involving shares of the East India Company . He was tried together with Danton and others and executed on the guillotine on April 5, 1794 (16 Germinal II year).
In art
- Appears in the historical novel by Alexander Dumas the father “ White and Blue ”: “ ... A member of the Government Delaunay (from Angers) rises to the podium to personally answer .”