Ferdinand Charles Louis Antoine, Count of Baillet-Latour (21 January 1850 – 18 September 1925) was a

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politician. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 14 March 1908 until 31 December 1912.

Family

Baillet-Latour was born in the Belgian branch of the family and was the son of Alfred, Count de Baillet-Latour (1823–1889). He had two sons:

Henri de Baillet-Latour Henri de Baillet-Latour, Count of Baillet-Latour (1 March 1876 – 6 January 1942) was a Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Early life Henri de Baillet-Latour was born in Brussels, Belgium ...

and Louis, Count de Baillet-Latour (1878–1953).

Political career

Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour was a member of the Antwerp provincial council for the canton

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from 1 July 1902 until 14 March 1908. He was a member of the village council of

Brasschaat Brasschaat () is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Brasschaat proper. In November 2006, Brasschaat won the LivCom-Award 200 ...

from 1902 until 1908 and from 1913 until 1824. He was

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of Brasschaat from 1902 until 1908, where he succeeded Armand Reussens, and (provincial) senator in the

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from 1912 until 1921.

Sources

* Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, ''Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie'', Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005, Vol. 2 p. 41 1850 births 1925 deaths Governors of Antwerp Province People from Brasschaat Politicians from Brussels Counts of Baillet-Latour {{Belgium-mayor-stub