Charles Mathias Édouard Simonis (21 September 1818 – 1 November 1875) was a
Luxembourg
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ian politician and jurist. Simonis was
Mayor of Luxembourg City
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from 1873 until his premature death, in 1875. He also sat in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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. In the Chamber, he was notable for his leadership of the campaign against the creation of a National Bank, which he maintained until his death. Simonis was one of 26 subscribers, along with various other notable
liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
politicians, to the ''Companie des Hauts Fourneaux Luxembourgeois''.
Simonis was a member of the
communal council of
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...
, before becoming an ''
échevin'' on 22 December 1854.
[Mersch (1952), p. 499]
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Mayors of Luxembourg City
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
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Luxembourgian jurists
1818 births
1875 deaths
People from Luxembourg City
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