Baron Fredegandus (Fredegand) Patricius Josephus Maria Cogels (14 April 1850 – 17 February 1932) was a

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politician and a member of the Meeting party. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 16 December 1900 until 28 May 1907 and for a short while after

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in 1918.

Political career

Fredegand Cogels was senator in the

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from 1892 until 1900 and again from 1918 until 1920.

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. 33 1850 births 1932 deaths Governors of Antwerp Province People from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-mayor-stub