Jean-Henri Voulland
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Jean-Henri Voulland (11 October 1751, Uzès, Gard – 23 February 1801, Paris) was a politician of the French Revolution. Originating from a Protestant family, he originally studied law. One of his offices was as deputy for Gard in the National Convention, to which role he was elected on 5 September 1792. In September 1793 he was elected as a member of the Committee of General Security. He became part of the opposition to Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety and played an important role in the overthrow of Robespierre on 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794).
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- 1751 births
- 1801 deaths
- People from Uzès
- French Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Feuillants
- Montagnards
- Members of the National Constituent Assembly (France)
- Presidents of the National Convention
- Deputies to the French National Convention
- Représentants en mission
- Members of Parliament for Gard
- Regicides of Louis XVI