Joseph François Augustin Monneron (24 December 1756, Annonay

Annonay

Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...

, Ardèche

Ardèche

Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...

 - 13 August 1826, New Orleans) was French banker and politician, as well as an active merchant in New Orleans seeking to reestablish French influence there after the Louisiana purchase

Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...

. He was deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly (France)

During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention.The Legislative...

 until retiring from it in 1792. His brothers Louis Monneron

Louis Monneron

Jean Louis Monneron , known as Monneron des Mortiers or Mortars Monneron, was a French businessman, arms supplier and politician. He supplied arms to Mauritius, becoming so rich he could advance large sums to the Spanish government...

 (1742-1805) and Pierre Antoine Monneron

Pierre Antoine Monneron

Pierre Antoine Monneron was a French merchant, banker, writer and politician. He was deputy to the French National Convention for Mauritius...

 (1747-1801) were deputies to the Estates General of 1789 for the East Indies and Mauritius respectively. Other brothers were the deputy Charles Claude Ange Monneron

Charles Claude Ange Monneron

Charles Claude Ange Monneron was a French businessman, banker and politician. He was intendant général of Pondichéry , député to the Estates General of 1789 then to the National Constituent Assembly.-Family:His brother Paul Mérault Monneron was an engineer, and his other...

 and the engineer Paul Mérault Monneron

Paul Mérault Monneron

Paul Mérault Monneron or de Monneron was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse's expedition.- Family :...

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