Jean Louis Monneron (12 September 1742, Annonay, Ardèche – 30 November 1805,

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

), known as Monneron des Mortiers or Mortars Monneron, was a French businessman, arms supplier and politician. He supplied arms to Mauritius, becoming so rich he could advance large sums to the Spanish government. He was a member of the ''Amis Réunis de Pondichéry'' (1771) and député of the National Constituent Assembly for the

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Family

One brother, Pierre Antoine Monneron (1747–1801), was deputy to the National Constituent Assembly for

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

, whilst another - Joseph François Augustin Monneron (1756–1826) - was deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly, later becoming director general of the Caisse des Comptes Courants. Two other brothers were the engineer

Paul Mérault Monneron Paul Mérault Monneron or de Monneron (23 February 1748, Annonay, Ardèche – May 1788, Vanikoro) was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse's expedition. Family His eldest brother Charle ...

and the deputy Charles Claude Ange Monneron. 1742 births 1805 deaths People from Annonay Deputies to the French National Convention People of French India {{France-politician-stub