Antoine Lefort

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Antoine Lefort-Mousel (1879 – 1928)^[1] was a Luxembourgish politician and diplomat. A member of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies for the Party of the Right, he served as the Director-General for Public Works from 24 February 1916 until 28 September 1918. Later, he served as a diplomat, including as chargé d'affaires in Switzerland.

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Footnotes

↑ Mersch (1971), p. 212

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References

Mersch, Jules (1971). "Une branche de la famille Mersch". In Mersch, Jules. Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg (in French). Luxembourg City: Victor Buck. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

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Preceded by Guillaume Soisson	Director-General for Public Works 1916 – 1918	Succeeded by Auguste Liesch

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[1] Mersch (1971), p. 212