Jean-Antoine Louis du Bas-Rhin

Jean-Antoine Louis known as "Louis du Bas-Rhin" (10 March 1742 in Bar-le-Duc – 1796), was a municipal functionary from Strasbourg.

He was employed under the Intendant of Alsace when the French Revolution began. He rapidly adopted the new ideas.

During the Revolution

During the National Assembly, Louis served as an administrator and member of the Directory of the Département of Bas-Rhin in 1791. Elected deputy to the Convention for the département of Bas-Rhin (1792, he voted for the death of Louis XVI. Elected to Committee of General Security in October 1793. With Jean-Adam Pflieger, sent as Representative on a Mission to Alsace from March to July 1793. He served as President of the Convention from 5 July 1794 to 19 July 1794. It was the last complete term of office for a President before the end of the French Terror.

With the fall of Maximilien Robespierre 9 Thermidor he was released from his duties on the Committee of General Security. In his tenure on the committee he gained a reputation as one of the more accommodating, sympathetic members.

Under the Directory

Elected deputy to Council of Five Hundred, he died before he could attend a session.

Sources

• Révolution française de Jules Michelet