Léon Pierre Alphonse Dens (17 October 1869 – 16 November 1940) was a Belgian politician and shipowner. A member of the Liberal Party, he was killed during the Blitz. CWGC Casualty Record, City of Westminster Civilian Deaths, retrieved 10 January 2022.
Family He was son of Charles Dens. He married Louise Lejeune, who predeceased him.
Political career 1925–1940: senator for the district Antwerp 1931–1932: minister of defense 1935–1936: President of the Liberal Party
Honours This list is incomplete Grand Officer Order of Leopold (Belgium) Grand Cordon Order of Skanderbeg (Albania) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom)
Death Following the German invasion of Belgium in the Second World War he became an exile in England and was killed during an air raid when the Savoy Hotel in London, was bombed in November 1940.
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Sources Presidents of the Belgian liberal party