Fredegand Cogels

Fredegand Cogels
Born	Fredegandus Patricius Josephus Maria Cogels (1850-04-14)14 April 1850 Antwerp, Belgium
Died	17 February 1932(1932-02-17) (aged 81) Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	politician

Baron Fredegandus (Fredegand) Patricius Josephus Maria Cogels (14 April 1850 – 17 February 1932) was a Belgian politician and a member of the Meeting party. He was governor of the province of Antwerp from 16 December 1900 until 28 May 1907 and for a short while after World War I in 1918.

Political career

Fredegand Cogels was senator in the Belgian Senate from 1892 until 1900 and again from 1918 until 1920.

Sources

• Steve Heylen, Bart De Nil, Bart D’hondt, Sophie Gyselinck, Hanne Van Herck en Donald Weber, Geschiedenis van de provincie Antwerpen. Een politieke biografie, Antwerpen, Provinciebestuur Antwerpen, 2005, Vol. 2 p. 33