Xavier Neujean
Xavier Neujean (born January 23, 1840 in Theux , Province of Liège , Belgium , † January 26, 1914 in Liège ) was a Belgian liberal politician .
Life
After attending school, he studied law at the University of Liège and, after gaining a doctorate in law in 1861, was admitted to the bar at the Liège Court of Appeal . In addition to his legal work, he was also professor of law at the École des Hautes Études commerciales en consulaires in Liège.
His decades-long political career began in 1866 as a member of the Liege City Council and was elected a member of the Liege Province Council in 1870. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the first time and was a member of it until 1894. In doing so, he was particularly concerned with educational policy and, in 1884, brought the initiative to the Great Teaching Enquête , which later heralded the end of the first Belgian school dispute that began in 1878. During this time he also dealt with defense policy issues .
In 1900 he was re-elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and was a member of it until 1912.
After leaving the Chamber of Deputies, he was awarded the honorary title of Minister of State for his political services on February 23, 1912 . In addition, the Xavier-Neujean-Plein in Liège was named after him after his death in 1920 .
His son Grégoire Lambert François Xavier Neujean (1856–1940) was also a member of parliament, as well as Minister of Post and Telegraphy and long-time mayor of Liège.
Publications
- Commandes militaires, Extrait des Annales parlementaires , 1888
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neujean, Xavier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian liberal politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Theux , Liege Province , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1914 |
| Place of death | Liege , Liege Province, Belgium |