Grégoire Marie Jagot

Born in Nantua (Ain) on May 21, 1750, died in Toul (Meurthe) on January 22, 1838, he was a Justice of the Peace in his native town.

Elected, on September 1, 1791, deputy of Ain at the Legislative Assembly, the 5th out of 6, by 208 votes (330 voters), he was part of the majority and voted with the most ardent.

He did the same at the Convention, where the department of Ain sent him back to sit, on September 5, 1792, the 4th out of 6, with 291 votes (365 voters). Sent on a mission to Savoy, with Hérault de Séchelles and Simond, in September 1792, to organize the Department of Mont Blanc, he was absent at the trial of Louis XVI and could not vote, but he wrote that, "convinced of Louis' crimes, he pronounced his sentence. "On his return, he became secretary of the Convention, and was a member of the General Security Committee, until the day when a denunciation by his colleague Merlino (from the Ain) led to his exclusion from the Convention. His attachment to the Jacobin party led to his arrest by the new majority after the Thermidor. A letter signed by Amar and Jagot was found in the papers of the committee of William Tell's section, in which the two deputies expressed themselves as follows:

"You forget, citizens, when you send us the list of individuals you are arresting, to put in the margin, next to their names, the amount of their wealth. This forgetfulness is very prejudicial to public affairs; it makes it impossible for the judges to base their judgment."

In addition, following the Year III germline disturbance, new charges were brought against him. Imprisoned on June 2, 1795, he was set free by the amnesty of year IV (October 1795), retired to Toul (Meurthe), and lived there in retirement until his death.