Jan Dijkstra Explained

Jan Dijkstra
Office:Mayor of Franeker
Term Start:1945
Term End:1975
Predecessor:Kornelis van der Vlis
Successor:Jaap Pop
Birth Date:14 April 1910
Birth Place:Lemmer, Netherlands
Party:Christelijk-Historische Unie
Spouse:Trijntje Hornstra
Children:3

Jan Dijkstra (14 April 1910, Lemmer – 22 November 1993) was a Dutch politician.

He was a member of the Christelijk-Historische Unie.

For a few months in 1945, he was mayor of Wonseradeel. In December 1945, he succeeded Kornelis van der Vlis and as mayor of Franeker and he served in that position until his retirement in May 1975.[1] Dijkstra was succeeded by Jaap Pop as mayor of Franeker.[2] Dijkstra married Trijntje Hornstra in 1934 and they had three children.[1] Within the local community Dijkstra's nickname was Jan Skoen.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genealogie Visser Lemmer - Jan Dijkstra. Genealogie Online. 23 March 2019. 23 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323212425/https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/genealogie-hillebrand-visser/I1136.php.
  2. Web site: Jaap Pop. Koninklijke HFC. 23 March 2019. 23 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323141410/https://www.konhfc.nl/index.php?page=666. Dutch.
  3. Web site: Verhalen van en over Oud-Lemsters - Bijnamen, die de Lemsters kregen. spanvis. 23 March 2019. 23 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323215109/https://www.spanvis.com/lemmer/verhalen-van-en-over-oud-lemsters/bijnamen-die-de-lemsters-kregen/s. Dutch.