Revolutionary Committee of Nantes

The town of Nantes knew for the turbid period of the French revolution several revolutionary committees . The first was constituted under the effect of the insurrection of the campaigns: starting from the March 15th 1793, it gathered members of the three administrations of the department so, in particular, imprisoning the suspect people.

On mission in Nantes, Joseph Fouché hardly dissolves this committee two weeks after its formation and replaces it by a Comité of general security of which it chooses itself the members. It associates Villenave to replace it with the presidency at the time of its absences.

In this second committee, certain members - Pierre Lime, Pierre Philippeaux, Waistcoat and Philippe-Antoine Merlin of Douai - which succeeds Joseph Fouché are not satisfied more composition of this committee, too considered to be “moderate. ” At the beginning of October 1793, they set up a new revolutionary committee being appropriate to them better.

Birth of the revolutionary Committee of Nantes

Here thus the famous revolutionary Committee of Nantes made up. That one even whose crimes and exactions equalize if not exceed the exploits of Jean-Baptiste Carrier. This Committee will exert its functions until the 10 meadow one of year II (May 29th 1794). Eight month of full powerss of which a dozen men will use and misuse.

Enough inorganic, the Committee sees passing many people. Certain hardly named members from go away, others arrive then set out again. As moreover it acts, except for some, of small characters promoted with a historical destiny almost by inadvertency, their identity lends sometimes to confusion or interrogation. This list is nonexhaustive. But it is necessary to distinguish the thinking heads, the follower and the executants. Three figures dominate the Nantes Committee, Jean-Jacques Goullin, Pierre Chaux and Jean Marguerite Bachelier.

In any case, with the lawsuit of the Committee of Nantes (25 vendémiaire year II - October 16th 1794) appeared the following members of the Committee:

1. Jean-Jacques Goullin, member of the revolutionary Committee.
2. Pierre Lime, merchant, member of the revolutionary Committee.
3. Michel Black-Grandmaison, member of the revolutionary Committee.
4. Jean Marguerite Graduate, member of the Committee révoluionnaire.
5. Jean Perrocahux, contractor, member of the revolutionary Committee.
6. Jean-Baptiste Mainguet, épinglier, member of the revolutionary Committee.
7. Jean Levêque, mason, member of the revolutionary Committee.
8. Louis Naux, boisselier, member of the revolutionary Committee.
9. Pierre Gallon, refiner, member of the revolutionary Committee, police chief.
10. Jean-François Durassier, shipbroker, member of the revolutionary Committee, police chief
11. Augustin Bataille, workman as an Indian, member of the revolutionary Committee, police chief.
12. Jean-Baptiste Jolly, copper founder, member of the revolutionary Committee, police chief.
13. Jean Plonk, member of the revolutionary Committee, police chief.
14. Antoine-Nicolas Bologniel, clock and watch maker, member of the Committee révoluionnaire, police chief.

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