Armand-Gaston Camus
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Armand-Gaston Camus French
revolutionist, was a successful advocate
before the French Revolution
. In 1789 he was elected by the Third Estate of Paris
to the Estates-General
, and attracted attention by his speeches against social inequalities.
Elected to the National Convention
by the département
of Haute-Loire
, he was named member of the Committee of Public Safety
, and then sent as one of the commissioners charged with the surveillance of General C. F. Dumouriez
. Delivered with his colleagues to the Austria
ns on the 3rd of April 1793, he was exchanged for the daughter of Louis XVI
in November 1795. He played an inconspicuous role in the Council of Five Hundred
.
On the 14th of August 1789 the Constituent Assembly
made Camus its archivist
, and in that capacity he organized the national archives, classified the papers of the different assemblies of the Revolution
and drew up analytical tables of the proces-verbaux. He was restored to the office in 1796 and became absorbed in literary work. He remained an austere republican
, refusing to take part in the Napoleonic
régime.
France
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revolutionist, was a successful advocate
Advocate
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before the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. In 1789 he was elected by the Third Estate of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to the Estates-General
Estates-General of 1789
The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the nobility, the Church, and the common people...
, and attracted attention by his speeches against social inequalities.
Elected to the National Convention
National Convention
During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly which sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 . It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic...
by the département
Départements of France
The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...
of Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.-History:Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, he was named member of the Committee of Public Safety
Committee of Public Safety
The Committee of Public Safety , created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793, formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror , a stage of the French Revolution...
, and then sent as one of the commissioners charged with the surveillance of General C. F. Dumouriez
Charles François Dumouriez
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary Army and became a royalist intriguer during the reign of Napoleon.-Early life:Dumouriez...
. Delivered with his colleagues to the Austria
Austria
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ns on the 3rd of April 1793, he was exchanged for the daughter of Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
in November 1795. He played an inconspicuous role in the Council of Five Hundred
Council of Five Hundred
The Council of Five Hundred , or simply the Five Hundred was the lower house of the legislature of France during the period commonly known as the Directory , from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799, roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the...
.
On the 14th of August 1789 the Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
made Camus its archivist
Archivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
, and in that capacity he organized the national archives, classified the papers of the different assemblies of the Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
and drew up analytical tables of the proces-verbaux. He was restored to the office in 1796 and became absorbed in literary work. He remained an austere republican
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
, refusing to take part in the Napoleonic
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
régime.
External Links
- Online full text versions of pamphlets written by Armand-Gaston Camus from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository