Henri Jean Colson (21 April 1819 – 30 April 1900) was a Belgian engineer, industrialist, professor at the

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Sources

* Devolder, K., Gij die door 't volk gekozen zijt ... De Gentse gemeenteraad en haar leden 1830–1914, in : Verhandelingen der Maatschappij voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde te Gent, 1994, p. 264-265.
Henri Colson
(Liberaal Archief)

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