- Born on October 28, 1759 in Arcis-sur-Aube
- Executed on April 5, 1794 in Paris, at the age of 34 years
Parents
- Jacques Danton (1722 - 1762), avocat
- Marie-Madeleine Camut (1729 - 1813)
Family
- Married on June 14, 1787 in Paris, with Antoinette Gabrielle Charpentier (1760 - 1793)
- Married on June 17, 1793 in Paris, with Sébastienne Gély (1776 - 1856)
Occupations
- président de la Convention nationale (1793)
- ministre de la Justice (1792)
- député de la Seine (1792 - 1793)
- membre du Comité de salut public (1793)
- avocat au Conseil du Roi