Léon Dens

Léon Pierre Alphonse Dens was a Belgian politician and shipowner. A member of the Liberal Party, he was killed during the Blitz.

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
Grand Cordon Order of Skanderbeg
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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.