Jacques Roux

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Jacques Roux (1752 – 1794) was the leader of the Enragés faction during the French Revolution. He, between the first priests, accepted the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. His demands on price and tax reglementation increased his popular support and political influence. He became a member of the 1792 Paris Commune and took a major role in the 1793 Paris uprising which removed the Girondist government.

He continued to speak out in the National Convention against "commercial aristocracy", considering it to be worse than the nobility or clergy. Deserted by former associates during the Reign of Terror, he was arrested under the Law of Suspects in September 1793. He committed suicide rather than face trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal.