Alfred Théodore Marie Vanderstegen (Ghent

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

, 26 January 1869 - Ghent

Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

, 7 January 1959) was a Belgian

Belgium

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 engineer, entrepreneur and liberal politician. He graduated as an engineer from the University of Ghent. He was the son of Henricus Vanderstegen and Rosa de Cavel. Current descendants are the Vanderstegen family in Ghent.

During his political career he became municipality Council member in Ghent (1907–1947), burgomaster of Ghent (1921–1941) and senator (1936–1947) for the liberal party.

Source

• Alfred Vanderstegen (Liberal archive)