He worked in engineering before moving into politics. Baron Edouard d'Huart (Édouard-Dominique-Joseph-Marie d'Huart) was first member of the Provincial States of the Kingdom of Netherlands. Upon Belgian independence in October 1830, he was elected to the National Congress as part of the Liberal Unionist for the district of Virton and he was also appointed district commissioner of Grevenmacher, where he remained until 1834. From 1831 to 1848 he served as a deputy for the area of Virton in the House of Representatives. From June 1840 to November 1847, he was governor of the province of Namur. In 1875-1880 he was Senator for the town of Dinant.