“ LE CHAPELIER, ISAAC RENÉ GUY (1754–1794) , French politician, was born at Rennes on the 12th of June 1754, his father being bâtonnier of the corporation of lawyers in that town. He entered his father’s profession, and had some success as an orator. In 1789 he was elected as a deputy to the States General by the Tiers-État of the sénéchaussée of Rennes. He adopted advanced opinions, and was one of the founders of the Breton Club (see Jacobin Club) ; his influence in the Constituent Assembly was considerable, and on the 3rd of August 1789 he was elected its president. ”