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Robert Paul Raymond Gillon (; 10 December 1884 – 25 July 1972) was a
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and
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. He was a member of the
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of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of
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, three times
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of the
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(26 April 1939 - 11 November 1947, 8 November 1949 - 27 April 1950 and 5 May 1954 - 24 June 1958) and later became
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in 1945.


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References


Robert Gillon
* Van Molle, P., ''Het Belgisch parlement 1894-1969'', Gent, Erasmus, 1969, p. 156-157. * Verbeke, Gaby, Robert, ''Paul Gillon. Un libéral modéré mais non modérément libéral'', in : De Leiegouw, XLIII, 2001, 1, pp. 19–47. * Georgette, Ciselet, ''Robert Gillon, une figure du libéralisme'', in : Revue Générale, Brussel, 1979, pp. 59–66. , - , - 1884 births 1972 deaths Belgian Ministers of State Presidents of the Senate (Belgium) {{Flanders-politician-stub