Marie Jean François Philibert Lecarlier d'Ardon (20 November 1752 – 22 August 1799) was a wealthy French landowner who entered politics during the

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and was Minister of Police for a few months.

Early years

Marie Jean François Philibert Lecarlier d'Ardon was born in

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(Aisne) on 20 November 1752. He was one of the wealthiest landowners in the province, and was appointed the king's secretary and mayor of Laon. On 22 March 1789 he was elected deputy of the third estate for

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in the Estates General. He sat with the reformers, and spoke against export of grain. In June 1791 he was secretary of the Assembly. He was president of the district of

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after the session.

Convention

Lecarlier was elected a member of the

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for the department of

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he voted for the appeal to the people and against the suspension. His vote on the death sentence was not recorded, but he certainly voted in favor. At the end of the Convention's session of 1795 he refused nomination to either of the two councils, but was elected anyway to the

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on 4 Brumaire IV. He resigned six days later.

Later career

After the coup of 18 Fructidor V (4 September 1797) Lecarlier was placed on the list of candidates for the

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to replace

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and François-Marie Barthelemy, who had been sentenced to deportation. He was not chosen. On 23 Germinal VI (12 April 1798) he was reelected to the

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by the department of Aisne. He was appointed Commissioner Plenipotentiary of the French army in Switzerland, and was responsible for the organization of the

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. In this position he addressed a proclamation to

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and helped in defining the treaty of cooperation between the French and Swiss republics. Lecarlier was appointed Minister of Police on 27 Floréal VI (16 May 1798). He replaced Nicolas Dondeau. He left office on 8 Brumaire VII (29 October 1798) and was replaced by Jean-Pierre Duval, Lecarlier was appointed Commissioner General in Belgium. He was re-elected by his department to the Council of Elders on 23 Germinal VII (12 April 1799). He died in Paris on 22 August 1799.

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