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. Elected by the same department for the
Conseil des Cinq-Cents on 21 vendémiaire an IV (13 October 1795) by 151 votes from 218 voters, Faure-Conac was promoted to captain on 22 September 1796, as commander of the frigate
Bravoure. On 8 ventôse an V (26 February 1797) he resigned his political position to serve in the Navy. Between 1799 and 1809, he commanded
Indivisible,
Bravoure,
Constitution, and
Cassard. On 4 January 1811, he was named commandant of the
École de marine de Brest, on board the school-ship
Tourville until 1814. He was made an honorary contre-amiral on 1 January 1816 and retired to Chénérailles. He was made an officier of the
Légion d'honneur and a
chevalier de Saint-Louis. == References ==