Paul Joseph, Count de Smet de Naeyer was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Born in Ghent, son of a cotton industrialist, he was himself also an industrialist and a banker. He was head of the Société Générale de Belgique and the owner of several... Wikipedia
Born: May 13, 1843, Ghent, Belgium
Died: September 9, 1913 (age 70 years), Brussels, Belgium
Party: Catholic Party
Previous office: Prime Minister of Belgium (1899–1907)