Felix Vanderstraeten
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Felix Vanderstraeten was a Belgian
liberal politician and burgomaster of Brussels
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Felix Vanderstraeten was a brewer
, and became alderman
and burgomaster of Brussels (1879–1881).
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 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...
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Felix Vanderstraeten was a brewer
Brewer
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, 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 (1879–1881).
Source
- Cooremans, Lucien, Félix Vanderstraeten proposa déjà, en 1880, de faire participer les communes de l'agglomération aux charges financières de la capitale, in : De 1830 à 1958. Douze bourgmestres libéraux ont fait de Bruxelles une des plus prestigieuses capitales, s.l., s.n., s.d., s.p.