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Georges Benoit de Najac


NationalityFrench 
RolesAdministrator 
Date of Birth22.11.1748 - Versailles ref:673
First Known Service1767ref:673
WifeHenriette Marie Laurence Le Conte - Married 7.10.1788, Lorient FWIKI
SonFWIKI
Last Known Service7.1815ref:673
Date of Death26.11.1823 - Paris ref:673
Burialc.11.1823 - Père Lachaise, Paris ref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1767 Appointed Aspirant-Elève Commissaire de la Marine at Brestref:673
1771 Appointed Elève Commissaire de la Marine at Brestref:673
1774 Appointed Sous-Commissaire de la Marine at Brestref:673
17781779Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire des Ports et Arsenaux at Brest

in supernumerary

ref:673
17791792Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire de la Marineref:673
1786 Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire de la Marine at Lorient

by interim "Ordonnateur"

ref:673
1787 Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire de la Marine at Bordeaux

by interim "Ordonnateur"

ref:673
8.9.178915.10.1789Appointed Maire at LorientFWIKI
1790 Conseiller Général du Morbihan.ref:673
1792 Appointed Député Suppléant de l'Assemblée Nationale Législativeref:673
10.17922.1793Appointed Ordonnateur de la Marine at Dunkirk

"Chef d'Administration" avec fonction Ordonnateur

ref:673
17931794Appointed Ordonnateur de la Marine at St Malo

He negotiated in particular important exchanges of prisoners with the English .

He was dismissed as a nobleman , arrested and then released .

ref:673
2.17934.1793Appointed Adjoint du Ministre pour les Coloniesref:673
3.1795 Appointed Agent Maritime at Toulonref:673
8.17971798Appointed Commissaire Principal et Ordonnateur at Toulon

He was noticed by Bonaparte who congratulated him for the major role played in the preparation of the expedition to Egypt .

ref:673
9.1798 Appointed Ordonnateur de la Marine at Brest

He prepared and ensured the departure of the squadron commanded by Vice-Admiral Bruix , made up of 25 vessels , which broke the English blockade and managed to reach the Mediterranean .

ref:673
1800 Appointed Membre du Comité de la Marine au Conseil d’Etatref:673
1801 Appointed Préfet du Département at Lyon

du Rhone

ref:673
180226.11.1823Appointed Membre de l’Académie des Sciences , Belles lettres et Arts

Lyon

ref:673
30.10.1803 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneur , date ??ref:673
15.6.1804 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:673
1806 Appointed Ordonnateur de la Marine at Venice

for Venetian Province .

ref:673
1808 Appointed Conseiller d'Etat

for life .

ref:673
26.4.1808 Created 1st Comte de l'Empire de NajacFWIKI
1810 He is in charge of the organization of Tuscany .ref:673
18111812Appointed Intendant Général

for the Illyrian Provinces .

ref:673
1.1.1812 He is "donataire" ?? in Illyria by Imperial Decree .ref:673
5.18143.1815Appointed Intendant des Classes

Under the Restoration, he was class intendant and president of the Commission for the reclassification of Civil Officers : no date .

Falls out of favor with the second return of the Bourbons .

ref:673
7.1814 Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:673
3.18157.1815Appointed Conseiller d'Etat

During the Hundred Days he sits on the Council of State : no date .

ref:673

Notes on Officer


Noteref:673

Franc Maçon : "Loge Parfaite Union" of Lorient



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