NEUFCHÂTEAU (François de) - Juges de paix du canton de Viche - Lot 684

NEUFCHÂTEAU (François de) - Juges de paix du canton de Vicheray, département des Vosges à la Convention Nationale. Paris, Imprimerie de C.-F. Patris, 1793; in-8, 53 pp. paperback. First edition. Writer, agronomist and politician François de Neufchâteau (1750-1828) began his career as a child prodigy, and was admitted to numerous provincial academies at an early age. During the Revolution, he spent a few days as President of the Assemblée Nationale in 1792; as a member of the Neuf Soeurs Lodge, his zeal against the Church was evident. An administrator under the Directoire, he became a Comte d'Empire and President of the Société Centrale d'Agriculture. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY