Baron Eduardus (Edouard) Josephus Franciscus de Paulo Osy de Zegwaart (24 March 1832 – 5 December 1900) was a Belgian politician.
Edouard Osy de Zegwaart | |
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 Portrait of baron Edouard Osy de Zegwaart by Eugène Siberdt, 1890 | |
| Born | Eduardus Josephus Franciscus de Paulo Osy de Zegwaart 24 March 1832 |
| Died | 5 December 1900 (aged 68) Ekeren, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | politician |
Political career edit
Edouard Osy de Zegwaart was a member of the provincial council for the canton of Antwerp from 5 July 1864 until 22 May 1876.[1] He was a senator in the Belgian Senate from 1877 until 1878 and a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 1880 until 1889.[1] In 1888 he was a founding member of the Antwerp section of the Belgian Anti-Slavery Society.[2]
Osy de Zegwaart was governor of the province of Antwerp from 26 January 1889 until his death on 5 December 1900.[1] This made him president of the provincial committee of the Commission Royale des Monuments, in which he took an active interest.[3]
He died at home, in Hoogboom Castle.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck and Donald Weber, Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie, vol. 2 (Antwerp, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005), p. 141.
- ^ "Société antiesclavagiste de Belgique", Journal de Bruxelles, 20 October 1888, p. 2.
- ^ a b Canon Vancaster, "Province d'Ancers", Bulletin des Commissions Royales d'Art et d'Archéologie, 40 (1901), p. 186.
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