Jhr. Oscar Jean Henri van den Eynde de Rivieren (5 April 1864 – 2 February 1950) was a Belgian nobleman, parliamentarian and mayor.
Oscar Jean Henri van den Eynde de Rivieren | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 1919–1932 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1864 Aarschot, Belgium |
| Died | 2 February 1950 (aged 85) Gelrode, Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Political party | Catholic Party |
Life course
editVan den Eynde was a son of Auguste van den Eynde, provincial councilor of Brabant, and of Léonie Dauw.[1] He married Marguerite van der Belen (1868–1950). They had three daughters and a son, Jules van den Eynde (1891–1975), who became Advocate General at the Brussels Court of Appeal.
Oscar obtained his doctorate in agricultural engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven.
He became a municipal councilor (1895) and mayor (1896) of Gelrode.[2][3]
From 1902 to 1919 he was a provincial councilor for the province of Brabant. In 1919 he was elected as a Catholic Member of Parliament for the district of Leuven and held this mandate until 1932.[2][4]
Peerage
editIn 1929 he obtained permission to add de Rivieren to the family name for him and his descendants. The same year he was included in the Belgian hereditary nobility.
He became the owner of the Rivieren domain and built a new castle there in 1880.[5]
Further reading
edit- Paul van Molle, Het Belgisch Parlement, 1894-1972, Antwerp, 1972.
- Oscar Coomand de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse belge, Yearbook 1988, Brussels, 1988.
References
edit- ^ État présent de la noblesse du royaume de Belgique - Volume 6 (in French). Tradition & vie. 1962. p. 187. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ a b "ODIS". www.odis.be. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ Journal (in French). Société centrale d'agriculture de Belgique. 1921. p. 180. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Bulletin - Volume 42. Société royale forestière de Belgique. 1939. p. 524. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Ter Rivieren". www.burchten-kastelen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2022.