Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk
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Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk (10 July 1859, Dalfsen
, Overijssel
– 12 April 1947, The Hague
) was a conservative Dutch politician.
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
.
Dalfsen
Dalfsen is a municipality and a town in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel.The present municipality of Dalfsen was created on 1 January 2001 through the merger of the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and Dalfsen....
, Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
– 12 April 1947, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
) was a conservative Dutch politician.
He was a member of the Christelijk Historische Unie
Christian Historical Union
The Christian Historical Union was a Dutch conservative Protestant political party. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.-History before 1908:...
(CHU) and president of Senate from 1929 to 1946. He was preceded by Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst
Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (politician)
Jan Joseph Godfried baron van Voorst tot Voorst Sr. 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...
and was in turn succeeded by the socialist Roelof Kranenburg
Roelof Kranenburg
Roelof Kranenburg was a Dutch politician, lawyer and professor of state law.Initially, he was a member of the Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond, but later he joined the PvdA...
.