Gilbert-Amable Faure
| Gilbert Amable Faure-Conac | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1755 Vidaillat, Creuse, France |
| Died | 14 February 1819 (aged 63) Chénérailles, Creuse, France |
| Allegiance |
 First French Empire Kingdom of France
|
| Rank | Contre-amiral |
| Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War |
| Awards | Officier of the Legion of Honour Chevalier of the Order of Saint Louis |
American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Gilbert-Amable Faure-Conac, (5 April 1755 - 14 February 1819), was an officer of the French Navy and politician for the department of Creuse in the late eighteenth century.
Born the son of Jean-Baptiste Faure, of Fournoux, and Marguerite Rochon, Faure-Conac volunteered for naval service in 1778, serving for three campaigns on Argus, the corvette Sylphide and the frigate Pourvoyeuse, and became sub-lieutenant under Admiral Suffren in the squadron sent to operate against British India during the American Revolutionary War..
He later became naval commander at Pontarion, and after the French Revolution the administrator for Creuse. On 7 September 1792 he was elected by plurality as the alternate deputy to represent Creuse at the National Convention. After the death of Jean-François Guyès, he took his seat on 25 frimaire an II (15 December 1793), where he was occupied exclusively with naval issues, voting to postpone the indictment against Minister of the Navy Jean de Lacoste. By the decree of 30 thermidor an II (17 August 1794), Faure-Conac was sent on a mission with Bernard Thomas Tréhouart to the ports of Brest and Lorient, for which the committee of inspectors allocated 6000 livres on (18 August 1794).
During this mission, they learned from the authorities of Bergen in Norway that French sailors had helped to extinguish a major fire in the city. On 20 frimaire an III (10 December 1794), with his colleague, Faure-Conac sent to the Committee of Public Safety, the 171 decrees made during their trip, which were then redistributed to other committees. Recalled by the degree of 2 ventôse an III (20 February 1795), he was replaced by Julien-François Palasne de Champeaux and Jean-Nicolas Topsent. At the Convention, he opposed the plan by Marie-Benoît-Louis Gouly regarding the reorganisation of naval artillery.
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