Treilhard, Jean-Baptiste

(1742-1810)

   political figure

   Born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Jean-Baptiste Treilhard was an attorney for the Parlement of paris and, during the revolution of 1789, served as a deputy to the Constituent Assembly. He helped in the editing of the civil constitution of the clergy and later (1792), was reelected to the Convention, where he sat with the montagnards. He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety (April 1793), plenipotentiary to the Congress of Rastatt (1797-99), a member of the directory (1798-99), and then counselor of state after the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire, Year VIII (November 9, 1799). Treilhard helped napoléon i in editing the Civil Code, and was made a senator, count of the empire, and, in 1809, minister of state.