Career
He was President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 15 December 1863 until 23 October 1867.
He was President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives from 15 December 1863 until 23 October 1867.
As a politician, he was a member of the municipal council of Kortrijk, member of the provincial council of West Flanders, a member of the Belgian parliament and comissinar of the arrondissement of Kortrijk.