1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TREILHARD, JEAN BAPTISTE (1742-1810), French revolutionist, was born at Brives (Correze). In Paris he gained reputation as an avocat at the parlement, and was a deputy to the states-general in 1789. In the Constituent Assembly he showed great capacity in dealing with the reorganization of the Church and the nationalization of ecclesiastical property. Ineligible, like all the members of the Constituent Assembly, for the Legislative Assembly, he became president of the criminal tribunal of Paris, but failed through l…
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