Noël Delfosse
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Noël Joseph Auguste Delfosse (Liège
, 9 March 1801-Liege, 22 February 1858) was a Belgian
lawyer
, industrialist and liberal
politician
.
and started his career in Liège as an attorney
.
He was selected as a liberal representative in the municipal council
after the Belgian Revolution
in 1830, and in 1836 to the Provincial council
of the Province of Liège
and in 1840 as a representative of Liège into the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, and in 1848 was elected vice-president of the chamber and remained in this office until 1852.
His decisive character and his talent as a convincing speaker, supported his political influence in the years 1848 and 1849, where he mainly tried to secure Belgium from the influences of the French
movement. At that time he spoke his famous word become in the chamber: La liberté française pour faire le tour du monde n'a pas besoin de passer par chez nous! From 1853 until 1855 he was the President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
In 1854 and 1855, he rejected twice the offer to create a new Ministry. In December 1857 he was appointed in the government of Rogier
-Frère with the title of Minister of State
, which did not prevent him to speak against the measures of the government, when they seemed to him incompatible with the principles of liberalism
.
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
, 9 March 1801-Liege, 22 February 1858) was a Belgian
Belgium
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lawyer
Lawyer
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, industrialist and liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
politician
Politician
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.
Biography
Delfosse graduated as a doctor in Law at the University of LiègeUniversity of Liège
The University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:...
and started his career in Liège as an attorney
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...
.
He was selected as a liberal representative in the municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
after the Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
in 1830, and in 1836 to the Provincial council
Provincial council
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of the Province of Liège
Liège (province)
Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
and in 1840 as a representative of Liège into the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, and in 1848 was elected vice-president of the chamber and remained in this office until 1852.
His decisive character and his talent as a convincing speaker, supported his political influence in the years 1848 and 1849, where he mainly tried to secure Belgium from the influences of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
movement. At that time he spoke his famous word become in the chamber: La liberté française pour faire le tour du monde n'a pas besoin de passer par chez nous! From 1853 until 1855 he was the President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
In 1854 and 1855, he rejected twice the offer to create a new Ministry. In December 1857 he was appointed in the government of Rogier
Charles Rogier
Charles Latour Rogier was a Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution of 1830. He became Prime Minister of Belgium on two separate occasions: from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1857 to 1868....
-Frère with the title of Minister of State
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
, which did not prevent him to speak against the measures of the government, when they seemed to him incompatible with the principles of liberalism
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
.
Source
- Alvin, A., in : Biographie Nationale, Brussel, Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux Arts, 1866-1986, V, 1876, kol. 413-420.
- Mémorial de la Province de Liège 1836-1986, Liège, p. 184.
- Pierer's Universal-Lexikon