Jacques Pierre Brissot

Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville
Portrait by François Bonneville, c. 1790
Member of the National Convention for Eure-et-Loir
In office 20 September 1792 – 30 October 1793
Preceded by	Étienne Claye
Succeeded by	Claude Julien Maras
Constituency	Chartres
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Seine
In office 1 October 1791 – 19 September 1792
Succeeded by	Antoine Sergent-Marceau
Constituency	Paris
Personal details
Born	Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754-01-15)15 January 1754 Chartres, Orléanais, France
Died	31 October 1793(1793-10-31) (aged 39) Paris, France
Cause of death	Execution by guillotine
Resting place	Chapelle expiatoire, Paris 48°52′25″N 2°19′22″E / 48.873611°N 2.322778°E / 48.873611; 2.322778
Political party	Girondin
Spouse	Félicité Dupont ​ (m. 1782)​
Children	Pierre Augustin Félix Edme Augustin Sylvain Jacques Jérôme Anacharsis
Alma mater	University of Orléans
Profession	Journalist, publisher
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Jacques Pierre Brissot (French pronunciation: [ʒak pjɛʁ bʁiso], 15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793), also known as Brissot de Warville was a French journalist, abolitionist, and revolutionary leading the faction of Girondins (initially called Brissotins) at the National Convention in Paris. The Girondins favored exporting the revolution and opposed a concentration of power in Paris. He collaborated on the Mercure de France and the Courier de l'Europe, which sympathized with the insurgents in the American colonies.

In February 1788, Brissot founded of the anti-slavery Society of the Friends of the Blacks. With the outbreak of the revolution in July 1789, he became one of its most vocal supporters. As a member of the Legislative Assembly, Brissot advocated for war against Austria and other European powers in order to secure France's revolutionary gains, which led to the War of the First Coalition in 1792. He voted against the immediate execution of Louis XVI which made him unpopular by the Montagnards. He was friendly with Jean-Paul Marat, but in 1793 they were the greatest enemies.

On 3 April 1793, Maximilien Robespierre declared in the Convention that the whole war was a prepared game between Dumouriez and Brissot to overthrow the First French Republic.^[1] Conflicts with Robespierre, who accused him of royalism eventually brought about his downfall.^[2] On 8 October, the Convention decided to arrest Brissot. Like Madame Roland and Pétion, Brissot was accused of organising (or taking part in) conspicuous dinners.^[3] At the end of October 1793, he was guillotined along with 28 other Girondins by Charles-Henri Sanson.^[4]