Everything about Tienne-fran Ois Letourneur totally explained
Étienne-François-Louis-Honoré Letourneur,
Le Tourneur, or
Le Tourneur de la Manche (
March 15,
1751—
October 4,
1817) was a
French lawyer, soldier, and politician of the
French Revolution.
Early career
Born in
Granville,
Manche, he studied at a military school, then served in the
Nord, and in
Cherbourg. In
1792, he was elected to the
Legislative Assembly for Manche, and voted in favor of
King Louis XVI's
execution, against a
suspended sentence (but in favor of possibility of
appeal to the people's mercy).
Republic and Empire
Latourneur served the
Republic's
National Convention as an overseer of defense during the
Siege of Toulon, and took the task of reorganizing the
Mediterranean Fleet. He was elected to the
French Directory's
Council of Ancients, became one of the government leaders ("directors") on
November 2,
1795. In April 1797 he left office, under the system whereby one director retired each year, chosen by lot (
illustration). He then became a
general of the
French Revolutionary Army.
Under the
Consulate, Letourneur was designated by
Napoleon Bonaparte préfet of the
Loire-Inférieure département, then
counsel for the
Cour des Comptes. Nevertheless, Letourneur was
exiled by the
French Empire, living the rest of his life in
Brussels.
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