Antoine Duranthon
Antoine Duranthon (* 1736 in Mussidan , † December 20, 1793 in Bordeaux ) was a French revolutionary.
He was a lawyer and in 1790 became prosecutor for the Bordeaux district. 1792 he was by Louis XVI. Appointed to the Ministry of Justice to replace Minister Marguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre . He was Minister of Justice during the French Revolution from April 14th to July 4th, 1792. For a short time he was also Minister of Finance from June 13th to 18th, 1792. He belonged to the political movement of the Girondins and was a member of their first cabinet . He fell victim to the Terreur in Bordeaux .
Individual proof
- ↑ Jules Auteur du texte Lépicier, Société des archives historiques de la Gironde Auteur du texte: Archives historiques du département de la Gironde. 1895, accessed October 28, 2019 (French).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Étienne Clavière | Minister of Finance June 13, 1792-18. June 1792 |
Jules-Emile-Francois Hervé de Beaulieu |
Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière | Minister of Justice April 14, 1792–4. July 1792 |
Etienne Louis Hector de Joly |
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SURNAME | Duranthon, Antoine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French revolutionary, finance minister and justice minister |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1736 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mussidan |
DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1793 |
Place of death | Bordeaux |