Charles Numa Ensch(-Tesch) (June 10, 1841 – October 30, 1929), was a Belgian lawyer and politician.

Education and career

Numa Ensch was born in , a son of Jean-Baptiste Ensch, secretary of the city council and provincial councillor, and Marie-Catherine Maud'huy. He married Flore Tesch, the daughter of Emmanuel Tesch and niece of

Victor Tesch Victor Jean-Baptiste Tesch (12 March 1812 – 16 June 1892)Gardini, Fausto Luxembourgensia.blogspot.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved on 30 October 2013. was a Luxembourgish and Belgian jurist, industrialist, journalist and liberal politician. He was born in ...

, and chose to append her name to his. In 1866 he became a

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at the Université libre de Bruxelles and became a member of the bar of

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, remaining a member until 1907. He also worked at ''L'Écho du Luxembourg'', the liberal newspaper founded by Victor Tesch. He was on the board of the steel company

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, which was founded in 1911. He died in Arlon in 1929.

Political career

In 1879 he became a member of the city council of Arlon. In 1889 he became

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and from 1901 to 1921 he was the mayor of Arlon.

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was his predecessor and he was succeeded by

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from 1868 to 1885. In 1885 he was elected representative for the Virton arrondissement as a member of the

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; he held his seat until 1888.

Commemoration

was named after him.

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ensch-Tesch, Numa 1841 births 1929 deaths 19th-century Belgian lawyers Mayors of places in Belgium Members of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) People from Arlon 20th-century Belgian lawyers