Charles Le Hon
Charles Amé Joseph Count Le Hon (born January 10, 1792 in Tournai , † April 30, 1868 in Paris ) was a southern Dutch, later Belgian statesman .
After completing his legal studies, Le Hon practiced as a lawyer in Liège until he became a member of the Second Chamber of the States General in 1825 . He joined the opponents of the government at the time, but without taking any direct part in the Belgian revolution of 1830.
Elected a member of the Belgian Congress, he belonged to the moderate doctrinaires whose work was the establishment of the new Kingdom of Belgium and its constitution. From 1831 to 1842 he was Belgian envoy in Paris , in 1836 he was raised to the rank of Belgian count, and from 1847 to 1857 he was a member of the Second Chamber. From 1857 he lived again in Paris and died there on April 30, 1868.
His son Louis Xavier Léopold Lehon was 1851-1856 head of the cabinet of Count Morny in Paris, 1856-1870 member of the legislative body.
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| SURNAME | Le Hon, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Le Hon, Charles Amé Joseph Graf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tournai |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1868 |
| Place of death | Paris |