Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (politician)
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Jan Joseph Godfried baron van Voorst tot Voorst
Sr. (Elden
, 16 September 1846 – Arnhem
, 17 January 1931) was a Dutch politician and lieutenant-general of the Dutch army.
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
.
Van Voorst tot Voorst
Van Voorst tot Voorst is an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province Overijssel.-History:The first documented ancestor is Fredericus van Hekeren van der Ese who was an adviser to Reginald II of Guelders...
Sr. (Elden
Elden (Netherlands)
Elden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Arnhem, about 4 km southwest of the city centre.Elden was a separate municipality between 1813 and 1818, when it was merged with Elst....
, 16 September 1846 – Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, 17 January 1931) was a Dutch politician and lieutenant-general of the Dutch army.
He was a member of the RKSP
Roman-Catholic State Party
Roman-Catholic Political Party was a Dutch Catholic Christian-Democratic political party. The party was founded in 1926 as a continuation of the General League. In 1945 the party became the Catholic People's Party .-History:...
and was President of the Senate between 1914 and 1929. He was preceded by Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Jan Elias Nicolaas baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch politician.He was a member of the Anti Revolutionary Party and President of Senate between 1902 and 1914. He was preceded by Albertus van Naamen van Eemnes and was in turn succeeded by Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot...
and was succeeded by Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk
Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk
Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk was a conservative Dutch politician.He was a member of the Christelijk Historische Unie and president of Senate from 1929 to 1946...
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