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René-Gaston Baco de la Chapelle

René-Gaston Baco de la Chapelle

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René-Gaston Baco de La Chapelle (28 April 1751, Nantes – 29 November 1800, Guadeloupe) was a French lawyer and politician, deputy for Loire-Inférieure from 1789 to 1791 and mayor of Nantes in 1792–1793, making him notable for his actions during the Vendéen attack of June 1793.

Anonymous portrait of de la Chapelle c 1793

Life

Honours

  • A marble bust of himself, made by Amédée Ménard is next to the Nantes City Hall

See also

Bibliography

  • Alexandre Perthuis and Stéphane de La Nicollière-Teijeiro, Le Livre doré de l’hôtel-de-ville de Nantes, Volume II, Imprimerie Grinsard, 1873, pages 32–35. (English:* Alexandre Perthuis and Stéphane de La Nicolliere-Teijeiro, The Golden Book of the City Hall of Nantes, Volume II, Imprimerie Grinsard, 1873, pages 32–35.)


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