Jerome Petion Biography

Chartres electors chose Petion for the Third Estate, beginning his prominent role in the revolutionary assemblies.

Petion supports explicit legal protection for freedom of the press while the Assembly debates civil liberties.

Petion supported explicit legal protection for freedom of the press during debates on civil liberties.

Petion proposed describing Louis XVI as king of the French by consent of the nation rather than by divine grace.

Petion and other members debate constitutional monarchy representation and popular sovereignty within the club

Petion and other members debate constitutional monarchy representation and popular sovereignty within the club.

Deputies selected Petion to chair the Assembly for a term beginning in December 1790.

Appointed Mayor of Paris

Jerome Petion was appointed mayor of Paris.

Appointed Mayor of Paris

Petion is sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back toward Paris

Petion is sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back toward Paris.

Jerome Petion was sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back to Paris.

Sent as an Assembly commissioner to accompany the royal family back to Paris

Petion observes the royal family closely during the guarded return from Varennes

Petion observes the royal family closely during the guarded return from Varennes.

At the Constituent Assembly's close, crowds singled out Petion and Robespierre for a public ovation.

Elected mayor of Paris after Bailly's resignation

Jerome Petion was elected mayor of Paris after Bailly's resignation.

Dismissed as Mayor, reducing patriot influence in Paris

Dismissed as Mayor, reducing patriot influence in Paris.

Dissolves the Paris demonstrations

Jerome Petion dissolved the Paris demonstrations.

As mayor of Paris, Petion tried to limit the crowd invasion of the Tuileries during the demonstration of 20 June.