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Joseph Foullon de Doué Quotes

18th-century French politician

Joseph-François Foullon de Doué (25 June 1715 – 22 July 1789) was a French politician and a Controller-General of Finances under Louis XVI. A deeply unpopular figure, he has the ignominious distinction of being the first recorded person to have been lynched .

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Alternative Names: Joseph Foullon de Doue • Josef François Foulon • Foulon • Joseph-François Foullon de Doué

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Que le peuple était trop heureux de pouvoir brouter l’herbe.

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