Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud

French politician (1753-1793)

Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud ( 31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793) was a French lawyer and statesman, a figure of the French Revolution. He was a deputy to the Assembly from Bordeaux. Vergniaud was an good public speaker. He supported Jacques Pierre Brissot and the Girondist faction. He was the President of the National Convention.

Oval portrait of Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud