Jan Heemskerk
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Jan Heemskerk | |
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office April 23, 1883 – April 20, 1888 | |
Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg |
Succeeded by | Æneas Baron Mackay |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office July 6, 1872 – August 27, 1874 | |
Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | Gerrit de Vries |
Succeeded by | Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello |
Personal details | |
Born | Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon 30 July 1818 Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Died | 9 October 1897 The Hague, The Netherlands | (aged 79)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Anna Maria Heemskerk |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician, who became the prime minister of the Netherlands in 1874 until 1877, and again in 1883, until 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk was also prime minister, in the period 1908-1913.
History
Heemskerk was born in Amsterdam in 1818. He studied law and became a lawyer, then a member of the House of Representatives. Originally he was a liberal politician, but became conservative, and was conservative when he was prime minister. He died in The Hague in 1897 at the age of 79.
Published works
Heemskerk's published works include
- De praktijk onzer grondwet. 2 vols. (Utrecht: J. L. Beijers, 1881.)
- Speciminis inauguralis de Montesquivio pars prior [-altera]. 2 vols. (Amstelodami: J.H. et G. van Heteren, 1839.)
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