Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède
Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède | |
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Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède,
print by François Bonneville c. 1797 | |
| 17th President of the National Convention | |
| In office 2–16 May 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Marc David Alba Lasource |
| Succeeded by | Maximin Isnard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1760 |
| Died | 31 October 1793 (aged 37) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by Guillotine |
| Resting place | |
| Party | Girondins |
| Children | Henri Fonfrède (son) |
Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist bwaje fɔ̃fʁɛd]; 5 December 1760 – 31 October 1793) was a French Girondin politician.
A deputy to the National Convention from his native city, Bordeaux, he voted for the death of Louis XVI, denounced the September Massacres and accused Jean-Paul Marat. He was tried, condemned, and guillotined in Paris with the leading Girondin deputies on 31 October 1793.
His son Henri Fonfrède (1788–1841) made his name as a publicist defending liberal ideas in Bordeaux's main newspaper under the Bourbon Restoration.
In literature
Boyer-Fonfrède, together with his best friend, fellow deputy Jean-François Ducos, appears in a supporting role in the historical mystery novel Palace of Justice (2010) by Susanne Alleyn.