Xavier Brasseur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Xavier Brasseur

Luxembourgian politician (1865-1912)

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1865

Place of Birth: Luxembourg, Luxembourg District, Luxembourg

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1912

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Luxembourg

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Xavier Brasseur

  • François Xavier Brasseur (19 October 1865 – 4 July 1912) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, graduating in 1884.
  • Afterwards, he studied law, graduating on 17 June 1890, and began practising in 1894.
  • He worked for his uncle Alexis's steelworks as legal counsel.
  • On 5 January 1897, Brasseur stood as the liberal candidate against the socialist Michel Welter in partial elections in Esch-sur-Alzette.After the Socialist Party was founded in 1902, Brasseur joined them, and stood in the elections of 7 April 1902 in Esch as a 'democratic' candidate, being elected to the Chamber (along with Welter and three other Socialist candidates).
  • Brasseur consistently introduced legislation expanding Esch's prestige in the country, including the creation of a new district tribunal in Esch (along with those in Luxembourg City and Diekirch) and the creation of an industrial school in the town; both were defeated.
  • More successful was his effort to create a tramway in Esch, which was passed, but only after his death.
  • In 1908, the Socialists and the Liberal League formed their famous 'Left Bloc' (French: Bloc des Gauches), and Brasseur was returned as a deputy again, with seven other socialists.His political involvement wasn't limited to Esch.
  • Brasseur, as one of the most prominent socialists in the country, was appointed to run for, and was elected to, the communal council of Luxembourg City, along with Jean-Pierre Probst and Luc Housse, in 1904.
  • Despite his commitment to Esch's development and his attack on the succession of Marie-Adélaïde to the grand duchy, Brasseur's main political preoccupation was with the introduction of universal suffrage and the promotion of education for girls.
  • In this, he was influenced by his wife, Jeanne de Saint-Hubert (sister of Aline Mayrisch de Saint-Hubert), whom he had married on 25 May 1893 and divorced on 17 December 1910.Xavier was a member of the prominent Brasseur family.
  • His father, Pierre, was a famous industrialist.
  • His uncle, Dominique, was a deputy (1866 – 99) and mayor of Luxembourg City (1891 – 94).
  • Dominique's son, and Xavier's cousin, Robert, was a Liberal deputy and member of Luxembourg City's council at the same time as Xavier (and until 1925).
  • In 1914, Robert married Jeanne, whom the late Xavier had divorced four years previously.

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