180px|thumb maximin isnard (16 november 1755 grasse, alpes-maritimes - 12 march 1825 grasse), french revolutionary, was a dealer in perfumery at draguignan when he was elected deputy for the dÃ©partement of the var to the legislative assembly, where he joined the girondists. == before the french revolution == born in 1755, he was the last son of maximin isnard and anne-thÃ©rÃ¨se fanton. he became perfumer in draguignan before opening a factory specializing in silk and soap. == legislative assembly == isnard was quickly a revolutionary in accepting "new ideas" at the beginning of the revolution, in 1789-1790. on 9 september 1791, he was elected member of legislative assembly by the department of var, in southeastern of france (district of draguignan. isnard was linked to brissot and sat at the left of the assembly. he was very violent in his talks. for example, in his opinion, the french state had to deport all priests who have not accepted the revolution. he supported the "brissotins" who wanted a war against foreign countries, in order to strengthen revolution. attacking the court, and the austrian committee in the tuileries, he demanded the disbandment of the king's bodyguard, and reproached louis xvi for infidelity to the constitution. but on 20 june 1792, when the crowd invaded the palace, he was one of the deputies who went to place themselves beside the king to protect him. == member of the national convention == elected to the national convention in september 1792, he was sent to the army of the north, near nice, to justify the insurrection ; he announced the take of sospel and went back to paris in autumn. he voted for the death of louis xvi in january 1793 and became a member of the committee of general security. the committee, consisting of 25 members, proved unwieldy, and on 4 april, isnard presented, on behalf of the girondist majority, the report recommending a smaller committee of nine, which two days later was established as the committee of public safety. == president of the national convention (may 1793) == he was elected president of the convention on 16 may 1793. isnard was presiding at the convention when a deputation of the commune of paris came to demand that jacques renÃ© hÃ©bert should be set at liberty, and he made the famous reply: "if by these insurrections, continually renewed, it should happen that the principle of national representation should suffer, i declare to you in the name of france that soon people will search the banks of the seine to see if paris has ever existed" "si jamais la convention Ã©tait avilie, si jamais par une de ces insurrections qui depuis le 10 mars se renouvellent sans cesse, et dont les magistrats n'ont jamais averti la convent
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