Hippolyte Lippens (16 October 1847 – 31 December 1906) was a lawyer, manager of sugar factories and a
Belgian liberal
politician. He was a son of
Auguste Lippens,
burgomaster of
Moerbeke-Waas
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, and he married in 1873, with Louise de Kerckhove de Denterghem, a daughter of the burgomaster of Ghent
Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem
Count Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem (1819–1882) was a Belgian engineer and liberal politician. He was a son of the Ghent burgomaster Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem. His son Oswald would become Provincial Governor of Hainaut.
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He became burgomaster of
Ghent (1882–1895), a member of parliament (1882–1886 and 1889–1890) and senator (1900–1906) for the liberal party. During his tenure as a burgomaster, the renovation of the Neerscheldewijk (current Vlaanderenstraat, Limburgstraat and Henegouwenstraat) in Ghent was started according to the Paris model.
See also
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Liberal Party
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Politics of Belgium
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Liberal Party (Belgium) politicians
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Sources
Hippolyte Lippens(Liberal Archive)
1847 births
1906 deaths
Mayors of Ghent
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