Émile Digneffe

Emile Edouard Charles Henri Digneffe ( born December 20, 1858 in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, † June 16, 1937 ) was a Belgian liberal politician, mayor of Liège and President of the Belgian Senate.

Biography

After school he studied law and was after admission as a lawyer and later as a banker and entrepreneur. As such, he was also one of the sponsors of the Exposition universelle de 1905 and the Exposition internationale de la grande industrie, sciences et applications, Walloon art ancien, the world's fairs of 1905 and 1930 in Liege.

In 1919 he became a member of the Senate and heard this until 1936. He was also from 1921 to 1928 mayor of Liege.

On December 27, 1932, he was President of the Senate, and held this post until 11 August 1934.