Josse Joseph de Lehaye

Josse Judocus Joseph de Lehaye-Dael (28 May 1800 – 22 September 1888) was a Belgian magistrate and liberal politician.

Josse Joseph de Lehaye
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office 25 April 1855 – 17 December 1857
Preceded by	Noël Delfosse
Succeeded by	Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen
Personal details
Born	(1800-05-28)28 May 1800 Ghent, France (now Belgium)
Died	22 September 1888(1888-09-22) (aged 88) Outrijve, Belgium
Political party	Liberal Party

As a politician, he was a member of the National Congress, burgomaster of Merendree, member of the municipal council and mayor of Ghent (1854–1857), member of the provincial council of the province of East Flanders and a member of parliament. He was President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 25 April 1855 until 13 June 1857.

See also

• Liberal Party
• Liberalism in Belgium

Sources

• Josse Joseph de Lehaye Archived 27 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Balthazar, H., in : Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek, Brussel, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academiën van België, 1964–, II, 1966, kol. 165–168.
• Lebrocquy, G., Types et Profils parlementaires, Paris, Lachaud & Burdin, 1873, pp. 502–506.
• De Paepe, Jean-Luc, Raindorf-Gérard, Christiane (ed.), Le Parlement Belge 1831–1894. Données Biographiques, Brussel, Académie Royale de Belgique, 1996, p. 159.