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Léon Metz
This article is about the Luxembourgish statesman and industrialist. For the American cultural historian, see Leon Claire Metz.
Charles-Léon Metz (1 November 1842 – 25 June 1928)[1] was a Luxembourgish politician and industrialist.
He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for forty-three years (1875–1918), and served as Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette from 1906 to 1909.
The son of Auguste Metz and Petronille Laeis, he was a member of the prominent Metz family, and he entered the family business of metallurgy.
He was first elected to the communal council of Esch-sur-Alzette in 1873, and served for four years before becoming an échevin on 16 January 1877.[2] He was also elected to the national Chamber of Deputies as a liberal on 14 October 1875, representing Esch-sur-Alzette.[3] Although a liberal, he was a traditionalist, a practising Catholic, and had close ties to the religious establishment in Esch.[4]
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