Pierre Bénézech, (born in Montpeyroux[1] April 8, 1749, died at Cap Français in Saint-Domingue on June 13, 1802) was a French politician.
[1] When the French Revolution broke out, Bénézech espoused its principles and became commander of the National Guard and then administrator of the department of Seine-et-Oise.
He launched a major campaign for the extraction of saltpetre, he activated the work of the mines, centralising the arms industry, and creating a munitions factory in Versailles.
[6] Uncomfortable in these functions, he asked the First Consul for permission to accompany, as colonial prefect, General Leclerc, who commanded the expedition against Saint-Domingue.
Having left with his family, in the hope of asserting the rights he held from his father-in-law over large properties located in this colony, he died there in 1802, shortly after his arrival, of yellow fever.