Jean-François Joseph Blot

Jean-François Joseph Blot (1781–1857) was a French soldier and politician.

Biography

Blot was born in Étreux on 22 April 1781. He joined the French army. He was promoted to lieutenant and given command of a squadron of cavalry at the Battle of Austerlitz. He ended his career in the army as a general.[1] He was colonel of the 4th Hussars during the Waterloo Campaign. With his brother, Louis-Joseph (died 1830) he founded a woollen mill in Deux-Sèvres. He was a member (representative) in the Constituent Assembly of 1848. He died in Niort on 25 December 1857.[1][2]

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References
  • Jean-François, Joseph Blot (1781-1857) (in French), Assemblée nationale, retrieved 9 May 2015
  • "Jean-François-Joseph Blot (1781-1857) - Auteur - Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France", data.bnf.fr (in French), retrieved 9 May 2015


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