Hippolyte Désiré Metdepenningen (1799-1881)

Lawyer and president (staff bearer) of the Ghent Bar Association. After Belgium's independence he became a municipal councillor on the Orangist list. In 1846 he was co-founder of the Liberal Party. In 1848 he retired from politics and became a respected liberal member of the francophone bourgeoisie. For many years he was Worshipful Master of the Ghent lodge Le Septentrion.

opposite: monument in front of the Ghent Palace of Justice