Jean-Henri Voulland
Jean -Henri Voulland (* October 11, 1751 in Uzes, Gard, † February 23, 1801 in Paris) was a politician during the French Revolution.
Life
Voulland came from a Protestant family, studied law and worked as a lawyer in his hometown. The Third Estate of the constituency elected Voulland Nîmes in 1789 as a member of the Estates General. He appeared in 1790 in the Constituent Assembly for connecting the papal enclave of Avignon in France in March 1791 and took the place of a judge at the Court of Cassation. In September 1792 Gard elected him to the National Convention. He was one of the supporters of the Montagne and approved in January 1793 for the death of Louis XVI.
Voulland was sent as a " representative in Mission " to justice in the department of Herault and Gard in August 1793. In September 1793, he was elected a member of the Safety Committee and took over beside Amar and Vadier a leading role. Voulland officiated from 6 to December 21, 1793 as President of the National Convention. The arrests of the Secretary General at the War Office, François Nicolas Vincent, and the leader of the Parisian revolutionary troops, Charles Philippe Ronsin, on December 17, 1793 marked the beginning of violent factional struggles within the Montagne where Voulland actively participated in the Hebert's side.
Voulland, which often tended to extremist views and the terror transposed eagerly criticized vehemently the indecision of Robespierre in the campaign to de-Christianization and the protégé of Robespierre cult of the Supreme Being. The destruction of the " Hébertists " in March 1794 and the transfer of some powers of the Security Committee on the Welfare Committee led to Voullands implacable hostility towards Robespierre. Voulland therefore actively supported the coup of 9 Thermidor II (27 July 1794) and then counted to the left Thermidorians. He campaigned for the continuation of the Jacobin politics and lost because of his political influence, and in September 1794 his seat in the Security Committee.
Jean -Henri Voulland took on Prairialaufstand part of 20 to 23 May 1795 lived after its failures in secrecy. He renounced after the general amnesty of 26 October 1795 Politics and died on 23 February 1801 in Paris.