Post by Legion on Jun 22, 2014 22:06:59 GMT -5
Name: Pierre Broussard
District: Massachusetts 14th District
Date of Birth: 16th of April, 1744
Residence: Orleans, Massachusetts
Alma Mater: University of Paris
Religion: Protestant
Party: Federalist
Profession: Head of the Broussard Import/Export Company, Commander of the "mercenary group", Les Combattants de la Liberté
Pierre Broussard was born Pierre Chapeau in Paris, France to the noble Chapeau family, as a bastard child of Ser Jacques Chapeau, head of a very profitable company that imported luxury goods for Parisian nobles, such as diamonds and silver. He was constantly abused physically and emotionally by his mother, and often neglected by his father due to him being a source of shame to his family, and a pox on their reputation. He was often locked in his room when he was younger, which would later develop his compulsion to want to constantly be outside. While being locked in these rooms, he often read literature, and taught himself English, advanced French, sword-fighting, and the in-and-outs in running a business. In the rare times that he was allowed out of his room, Pierre would often beg his very absent and busy father for the identity of his mother but was always silenced with a wave of a hand, but one night, his father was very drunk and in a fit of rage, ordered Pierre out of his home, and declared that his mother was the head servant in the household, Sandrine Broussard. After this shocking revelation, Sandrine was fired and both of them expelled from the home. Sandrine, in tears cursed the vile man that was Pierre's father and decided to adopt Pierre, with Pierre being so touched that he decided to assume her last name.
After two years of living on the streets and doing odd jobs with his mother to survive, an 18-year old Pierre recognized a friend of his father's on the street, Ser Charles Arthur Mercier, an aristocrat who had often times been very kind to Pierre when he was younger despite his former parents' friends simply ignoring the abuse that he had to endure. He explained his predicament, and Ser Mercier invited him and his mother to stay at his home, offering them refuge and permanent jobs tending to his lavish gardens. However, after seeing Pierre's impeccable writing and reading skills, Ser Mercier decided to enroll Pierre into the University of Paris so that he could reach his full potential as a scholar, with Pierre selecting business as his trade. Sadly, shortly after Pierre graduated from the University of Paris, Ser Mercier suffered a series of fatal heart attacks, and died without a clear will. Ser Mercier never had children but several of his family members believed that Pierre was as much of a son as any, and believed that he should inherit his fortunes and his fledging shipping business. However, two of his "uncles" believed that they should inherit Ser Mercier's wealth and made several threats on Pierre's life, with them eventually murdering Sandrine in order to intimidate Pierre. Pierre simply became infuriated and paid local thugs to avenge his mother's death, causing much of the Mercier family involved with the murder to flee to the New World.
From there, he decided to grow his inherited business in Boston, Massachusetts where he was almost put out of business by the much more profitable British trading companies. After facing bankruptcy for almost two years, the American revolution started, and he found a much more lucrative business model, smuggling in Dutch tea and other non-British goods into the Americas for those boycotting English products. However, this only lasted a few years as full-scale fighting began to take place between the Patriots and the British. Pierre admired the zeal and supported the cause of the American patriots and wanted to find ways to support them. He used his wide array of ships to smuggle in arms and supplies to American forces, and eventually, he founded a group of mercenaries, consisting of French settlers and ne'er-do-wells, and named it Les Combattants de la Liberté, the Freedom Fighters. From there, they consistently harassed British ships and disrupted supply routes to British troops in the Americas, claiming the lives of a recored 168 British soldiers, and destroying thousands of pounds worth of goods.
After this endeavor, in a fit of revenge, the British government declared that Pierre was a pirate, and ordered the destruction of his fleet, which was partially successful, leaving behind only 2 functioning Carracks and 2 Brigs. However, he still managed to maintain his huge fortune that had been growing over the years, and permanently hired his "mercenary group" to defend his sprawling estates and his now small shipping business, more or less settling down, and soon, being granted citizenship status for his acts in support of the revolution. During this, he met and married a French woman named Claudette Caron, having two sons, and one daughter. He often donated to charity, enjoyed sailing, supported the arts, and became a popular figure in eastern Massachusetts, which allowed him, upon his 9th year of living in the state, to run for Congress, as a representative of the 14th district.
District: Massachusetts 14th District
Date of Birth: 16th of April, 1744
Residence: Orleans, Massachusetts
Alma Mater: University of Paris
Religion: Protestant
Party: Federalist
Profession: Head of the Broussard Import/Export Company, Commander of the "mercenary group", Les Combattants de la Liberté
Pierre Broussard was born Pierre Chapeau in Paris, France to the noble Chapeau family, as a bastard child of Ser Jacques Chapeau, head of a very profitable company that imported luxury goods for Parisian nobles, such as diamonds and silver. He was constantly abused physically and emotionally by his mother, and often neglected by his father due to him being a source of shame to his family, and a pox on their reputation. He was often locked in his room when he was younger, which would later develop his compulsion to want to constantly be outside. While being locked in these rooms, he often read literature, and taught himself English, advanced French, sword-fighting, and the in-and-outs in running a business. In the rare times that he was allowed out of his room, Pierre would often beg his very absent and busy father for the identity of his mother but was always silenced with a wave of a hand, but one night, his father was very drunk and in a fit of rage, ordered Pierre out of his home, and declared that his mother was the head servant in the household, Sandrine Broussard. After this shocking revelation, Sandrine was fired and both of them expelled from the home. Sandrine, in tears cursed the vile man that was Pierre's father and decided to adopt Pierre, with Pierre being so touched that he decided to assume her last name.
After two years of living on the streets and doing odd jobs with his mother to survive, an 18-year old Pierre recognized a friend of his father's on the street, Ser Charles Arthur Mercier, an aristocrat who had often times been very kind to Pierre when he was younger despite his former parents' friends simply ignoring the abuse that he had to endure. He explained his predicament, and Ser Mercier invited him and his mother to stay at his home, offering them refuge and permanent jobs tending to his lavish gardens. However, after seeing Pierre's impeccable writing and reading skills, Ser Mercier decided to enroll Pierre into the University of Paris so that he could reach his full potential as a scholar, with Pierre selecting business as his trade. Sadly, shortly after Pierre graduated from the University of Paris, Ser Mercier suffered a series of fatal heart attacks, and died without a clear will. Ser Mercier never had children but several of his family members believed that Pierre was as much of a son as any, and believed that he should inherit his fortunes and his fledging shipping business. However, two of his "uncles" believed that they should inherit Ser Mercier's wealth and made several threats on Pierre's life, with them eventually murdering Sandrine in order to intimidate Pierre. Pierre simply became infuriated and paid local thugs to avenge his mother's death, causing much of the Mercier family involved with the murder to flee to the New World.
From there, he decided to grow his inherited business in Boston, Massachusetts where he was almost put out of business by the much more profitable British trading companies. After facing bankruptcy for almost two years, the American revolution started, and he found a much more lucrative business model, smuggling in Dutch tea and other non-British goods into the Americas for those boycotting English products. However, this only lasted a few years as full-scale fighting began to take place between the Patriots and the British. Pierre admired the zeal and supported the cause of the American patriots and wanted to find ways to support them. He used his wide array of ships to smuggle in arms and supplies to American forces, and eventually, he founded a group of mercenaries, consisting of French settlers and ne'er-do-wells, and named it Les Combattants de la Liberté, the Freedom Fighters. From there, they consistently harassed British ships and disrupted supply routes to British troops in the Americas, claiming the lives of a recored 168 British soldiers, and destroying thousands of pounds worth of goods.
After this endeavor, in a fit of revenge, the British government declared that Pierre was a pirate, and ordered the destruction of his fleet, which was partially successful, leaving behind only 2 functioning Carracks and 2 Brigs. However, he still managed to maintain his huge fortune that had been growing over the years, and permanently hired his "mercenary group" to defend his sprawling estates and his now small shipping business, more or less settling down, and soon, being granted citizenship status for his acts in support of the revolution. During this, he met and married a French woman named Claudette Caron, having two sons, and one daughter. He often donated to charity, enjoyed sailing, supported the arts, and became a popular figure in eastern Massachusetts, which allowed him, upon his 9th year of living in the state, to run for Congress, as a representative of the 14th district.
