Committee of General Security
Elected deputy to the Convention for the département of Bas-Rhin (1792, he voted for the death of Louis XVI. Elected to Committee of General Security in October 1793. With Jean-Adam Pflieger, sent as Representative on a Mission to Alsace from March to July 1793. He served as President of the Convention from 5 July 1794 to 19 July 1794. It was the last complete term of office for a President before the end of the French Terror.