About Augustin Dumon-Dumortier
Lived 1791 – 1852 (aged 60). Augustin Dumon-Dumortier was a Belgian politician and diplomat.
Augustin Aimable Dumon-Dumortier (4 December 1791 – 28 January 1852) was a Belgian industrialist, diplomat and liberal politician.
Life and career Born at Lille, he was President of the Belgian Senate from 27 June 1848 until 28 January 1852, governor of the province of Hainaut and burgomaster of Tournai. In 1849, he was sent to the Netherlands as a special envoy to congratulate William III upon his coronation. This was 19 years after the Belgian Revolution, which had made an end to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
He was a chevalier de l'ordre de Leopold, and he received the Dutch grand-croix de l'ordre de la Couronne de Chêne.
Dumon-Dumortier died at Tournai in 1852.
Honours 1849: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown.
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diplomat, industrialist, politician (1791-1852)
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Augustin Dumon-Dumortier was born on 4 December 1791 in Lille.
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Augustin Dumon-Dumortier died on 28 January 1852 in Tournai.
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Augustin Dumon-Dumortier was a politician and diplomat.
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