Henri Grégoire
The Reverend Henri Grégoire | |
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Portrait by Joseph François, 1800 | |
| 5th President of the National Convention | |
| In office 15 November 1792 – 29 November 1792 | |
| Preceded by | Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles |
| Succeeded by | Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Isère | |
| In office 11 September 1819 – 4 November 1820 | |
| Succeeded by | Auguste Ravez |
| Constituency | Unknown |
| Member of the Conservative Senate | |
| In office 25 December 1801 – 11 April 1814 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon I |
| Preceded by | Aaron Jean François Crassous |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Body for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 25 December 1800 – 25 December 1801 | |
| Constituency | Blois |
| Member of the Council of Five Hundred for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 | |
| Constituency | Blois |
| Member of the National Convention for Loir-et-Cher | |
| In office 20 September 1792 – 2 November 1795 | |
| Constituency | Blois |
| Member of the National Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 9 July 1789 – 30 September 1791 | |
| Constituency | Nancy |
| Member of the Estates-General for the First Estate | |
| In office 13 June 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
| Constituency | Nancy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire 4 December 1750 Vého, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 28 May 1831 (aged 80) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Resting place | Panthéon, Paris |
| Political party | Left Group (1789–1791) Marais (1792–1795) Thermidorian (1795–1799) Anti-Bonapartist (1799–1814) Liberal Left (1819–1820) |
| Alma mater | University of Nancy |
| Profession | Clergyman |
| Awards | Commander of the Legion of Honor |
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Henri Jean-Baptiste Grégoire (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɑ̃ batist ɡʁeɡwaʁ]; 4 December 1750 – 28 May 1831), often referred to as the Abbé Grégoire, was a French Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader. He was an ardent slavery abolitionist and supporter of universal suffrage. He was a founding member of the Bureau des longitudes, the Institut de France, and the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers.