▁O wen , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Co - oper ative ▁Society ▁( born ▁ 1 7 7 1 ) ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁— ▁Sir ▁Joseph ▁Ba iley , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁iron master ▁( born ▁ 1 7 8 3 ) ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁— ▁John ▁Sal us bury ▁P io z zi ▁Sal us bury , ▁nep hew ▁of ▁H ester ▁Th rale ▁( born ▁ 1 7 9 3 ) <0x0A> </s> ▁J ér ôme ▁P ét ion ▁de ▁Vill ene uve ▁( 3 ▁January ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁in ▁Chart res , ▁France ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁[ ? ] ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁in ▁Saint - M agne - de - Cast illon ▁( near ▁Saint - É mil ion )) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁writer ▁and ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁mayor ▁of ▁Paris , ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁J ér ôme ▁P ét ion ▁de ▁Vill ene uve ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁at ▁Chart res . ▁Though ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁very ▁few ▁specific s ▁are ▁known ▁about ▁Pet ion ' s ▁early ▁life , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁virt ually ▁unknown ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁and ▁at ▁once ▁began ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁name ▁in ▁literature . ▁His ▁first ▁printed ▁work ▁was