Désiré Jean Léon Vervoort (11 April 1810, in

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– 9 July 1886, in

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) was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician. He was member of the

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and

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of the

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from 23 November 1860 until 27 May 1863.

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Désiré Jean Léon Vervoort
* Remy, F., in : ''Biographie Nationale'', Brussels, Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux Arts, 1866–1986, XXXVIII, 1973–1974, kol. 807–809. * De Paepe, Jean-Luc, Raindorf-Gérard, Christiane (ed.), ''Le Parlement Belge 1831-1894. Données Biographiques'', Brussels, Académie Royale de Belgique, 1996, p. 604. 1810 births 1886 deaths Politicians from Antwerp Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives (Belgium) {{Belgium-bio-stub

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