Élie Lacoste

Élie Lacoste (born September 18, 1745 in Montignac (Dordogne) , † November 26, 1806 ibid) was a French doctor and French revolutionary .

Life

Born in Montignac, Élie Lacoste became a doctor like his father. In 1789, Lacoste, inclined to revolutionary ideas, became administrator of the Dordogne . In September 1791 he was elected member of the Dordogne Department in the Legislative National Assembly and in September 1792 he became a member of the National Convention (Dordogne Department). In the trial of the king, he demanded the death penalty without delay. In 1793 he became a member of the security committee and visited the Armée du Rhin on its behalf . From June 19 to July 5, 1794 he was President of the National Convention. On July 27, 1794, he was actively involved in the fall of Robespierre . On May 28, 1795, he was arrested for serving on the Security Committee and for allegedly supporting the Prairial Rebellion. In October 1795 he was released due to the amnesty of Brumaire IV. He withdrew from politics and became a doctor again in Montignac. He died in Montignac on November 26, 1806.

literature

• "Élie Lacoste", in: Adolphe Robert, Gaston Cougny: Dictionnaire des parlementaires français , Edgar Bourloton, 1889–1891. (French)