Jean Baptiste Treilhard

Jean Baptiste Treilhard
8th President of the National Convention
In office 27 December 1792 – 10 January 1793
Preceded by	Jacques Defermon
Succeeded by	Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
Personal details
Born	Jean Baptiste Treilhard 3 January 1742 Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Died	1 December 1810(1810-12-01) (aged 68) Paris, France
Resting place	Panthéon, Paris
Political party	Girondins
Known for	French statesman

Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist tʁɛjaʁ]; 3 January 1742 – 1 December 1810) was an important French statesman of the revolutionary period. He passed through the troubled times of the Republic and Empire with great political savvy, playing a decisive role at important times.

Without achieving the notoriety of some of his more famous revolutionary colleagues, he held a number of key positions - President of the National Constituent Assembly (20 July - 1 August 1790), President of the National Convention (27 December 1792 – 10 January 1793, coinciding with the trial of Louis XVI, three-time member of the Committee of Public Safety (7 April 1793 – 12 June 1793; 31 July 1794 - 5 November 1794; 4 May 1795 – 2 August 1795), chairman of the Council of Five Hundred, member of the French Directory.

Eugene Marbeau describes Jean-Baptiste Treilhard as "a man honest and right, who is content to do his duty in the situation... but who does not seek... to dominate events". He is buried at the Panthéon.