Emile de Mot
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Emile André Jean de Mot (Antwerp, 20 October 1835-Brussels
, 23 November 1909) was a Belgian
liberal politician and burgomaster
of Brussels
.
He was a lawyer
and became alderman
and burgomaster of Brussels (1899–1909). He was also a member of parliament.
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, 23 November 1909) was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
liberal politician and burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
.
He was a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and became alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
and burgomaster of Brussels (1899–1909). He was also a member of parliament.
Source
- Cooremans, Lucien, Emile de Mot étendit sa magistrature sur deux siècles en l'espace de dix ans, in : De 1830 à 1958. Douze bourgmestres libéraux ont fait de Bruxelles une des plus prestigeuses capitales, s.l., s.n., s.d., s.p.
- De Paepe, Jean-Luc, Raindorf-Gérard, Christiane (red), Le Parlement Belge 1831-1894. Données Biographiques, Brussel, Académie Royale de Belgique, 1996, p. 191-192.