Antoine Omer Talon (20 January 1760 in Paris–18 August 1811 in Gretz) was a French counter-revolutionary.

Antoine Omer Talon
Portrait of Antoine-Omer Talon, marquis of Boulay and Tremblay-le-Vicomte, by Antoine Vestier.
Born20 January 1760 Edit this on Wikidata
Paris Edit this on Wikidata
Died18 August 1811 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 51)
Gretz-Armainvilliers Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPolitician Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenZoé Talon du Cayla, Denys-Omer Talon Edit this on Wikidata

He was born in Paris on 20 January 1760, he was the father of Jean-Baptiste, seigneur of Boullay Thierry. He married Jeanne-Agnès-Gabrielle, countess of Pestre, from a rich family of nobles that originated from Belgium. He had two children, Denis-Mathieu-Claire (born on 20 November 1783 in Paris) and Zoé-Victoire (born 2 August 1785) in Boullay-Thierry. He later attended the French Parliament on July 1, 1781.

Talon along with Talleyrand fled to the United States in 1793 on the boat Alien Bill to Philadelphia. He took part in the founding of a colony named French Azilum. He later returned to France and took part in the Directory and consulate of the First French Empire. He died in Gretz in 1811.

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Bibliography

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  • Jean Arrigon, Omer Talon, La Revue des Deux Mondes, 1952.
  • Jules Michelet, History of the French Revolution, 1847-1850 (Histoire de la Révolution française, 1847-1850), Gallimard, 2007, 4 volumes