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Belgian politician
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Male
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Birth:
10 April 1801(Bruges, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flemish Region)
Death:
30 January 1880(Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Paul Devaux (10 April 1801, Bruges – 30 January 1880, Brussels) was a liberal Belgian politician, deeply involved in the unionist movement.
Life
He began life as a lawyer in Liège, where he met Joseph Lebeau and Charles Rogier, with whom he refounded the Matthieu Lansbergh (later renamed le Politique) as a pro-unionist publication. Elected to the National Congress of Belgium, he and Lebeau defended the candidature of Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg against that of Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours. In 1831 he took part in Lebeau's cabinet as minister without portfolio – it was Devaux who suggested Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as a candidate for the throne of Belgium.