Charles Lemonnier

Baron Charles Lemonnier GBE
Monument to Baron Lemonnier by Frans Huygelen, after a model by Thomas Vinçotte
Born	Charles Jean Maurice Lemonnier (1860-01-12)12 January 1860 Mons, Belgium
Died	11 September 1930(1930-09-11) (aged 70) Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	politician
Title	Baron

Baron Charles Jean Maurice Lemonnier (12 January 1860 – 11 September 1930) was a Belgian liberal politician and mayor of the City of Brussels.

Charles Lemonnier was a lawyer, mining engineer and as a politician he was alderman ad-interim burgomaster of Brussels. He was also a member of parliament. During World War I he took over as burgomaster of Brussels, while Adolphe Max was held in captivity by the Germans.

Honours

• Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold (Belgium) - 1919
• Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown (Belgium) - 1921
• Honorary Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom)
• Grand Officer in the Legion of Honour (France)

See also

• List of mayors of the City of Brussels

References

• Douxchamps, José, Présence nobiliaire au parlement belge (1830–1970). Notes généalogiques, Wépion-Namen, José Douxchamps, 2003, p. 72.
• Van Molle, P., Het Belgisch parlement 1894–1969, Gent, Erasmus, 1969, p. 220.
• Charles Lemonnier