Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk
Office:President of the Senate
Term Start:17 September 1929
Term End:23 July 1946
Predecessor:Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst
Successor:Roelof Kranenburg
Birth Date:1859 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Dalfsen, Netherlands
Death Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Christian Historical
Alma Mater:Leiden University

Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk (10 July 1859 – 12 April 1947) was a conservative Dutch politician.[1]

He was a son of Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk, who was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1874 until 1880. He was a member of the Christelijk Historische Unie (CHU) and president of Senate from 1929 to 1946. He was preceded by Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst and was in turn succeeded by the socialist Roelof Kranenburg.

Honours

De Vos van Steenwijk has received the following honours:[1]

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr. W.L. baron de Vos van Steenwijk . Parlement & Politiek . Dutch . 24 September 2015.