Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst | |
Office: | President of the Senate |
Term Start: | 12 May 1914 |
Term End: | 17 September 1929 |
Predecessor: | Jan Elias Nicolaas, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye |
Successor: | Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1846 |
Birth Place: | Elden, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Arnhem, Netherlands |
Party: | Roman Catholic State Party |
Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst Sr. (16 September 1846 – 17 January 1931) was a Dutch politician and lieutenant-general of the Dutch army.[1]
He was a member of the RKSP and was President of the Senate between 1914 and 1929.
He was preceded by Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye and was succeeded by Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk.
Tot Voorst received the following decorations:[1]
Officier of the French Légion d'honneur
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Knight of the Order of the Crown (Prussia)
Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Commander of the Order of Franz Joseph
Commander of the Order of the Sword