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Georges Danton
Georges Danton, portrait by Constance-Marie Charpentier; in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
Georges Danton became a member of the first Committee of Public Safety on April 7, 1793. The committee had been established by the National Convention the previous day. Danton served on this body until July 10, 1793, when his term expired and the Convention elected a new committee that did not include him.12