Étienne Compayré (1748-1817) was a French politician.

Early life

Étienne Compayré was born on 23 October 1748 in

Lisle-sur-Tarn Lisle-sur-Tarn (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Lisle-sur-Tarn sits along the A68 motorway, halfway between Toulouse and Albi, within the Gailla ...

, France.

Career

Compayré was a justice of the peace. He served in the

Council of Five Hundred The Council of Five Hundred () was the lower house of the legislature of the French First Republic under the Constitution of the Year III. It operated from 31 October 1795 to 9 November 1799 during the French Directory, Directory () period of t ...

during the

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, followed by the

Corps législatif The was a part of the French legislature during the French Revolution and beyond. It is also the generic French term used to refer to any legislative body. History Under Napoleon's Consulate, the Constitution of the Year VIII (1799) set up ...

during the

French Consulate The Consulate () was the top-level government of the First French Republic from the fall of the French Directory, Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799 until the start of the First French Empire, French Empire on 18 May 1804. ...

(later

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) from 1798 to 1803, representing Tarn. He was a proponent of the

Coup of 18 Brumaire The Coup of 18 Brumaire () brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of the French First Republic. In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and would soon lead to the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the Fr ...

, which brought General

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

to power as First Consul of France.

Death and legacy

Compayré died on 22 November 1817 in his hometown of Lisle-sur-Tarn. The ''Rue Etienne Compayré'' in Lisle-sur-Tarn was named in his honor.

References

1748 births 1817 deaths People from Tarn (department) Bonapartists Members of the Council of Five Hundred Members of the Corps législatif Members of Parliament for Tarn {{Tarn-politician-stub