Biography
Born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, to a father who was the Présidial and maire perpétuel of Brive.
Jean Baptiste was a student at the collège des doctrinaires at Brive, Jean-Baptiste received an education balancing the requirements of science and of faith.
After studies in law, Jean-Baptiste Treilhard settled in Paris and became, in 1761, a lawyer at the Parlement of Paris. He is a protégé of Turgot, future Controller of Finance (24 August 1774 - 12 May 1776) to Louis XVI. Treilhard was retained to care for judicial affairs of the family Condé.
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