Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk

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


Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk
Baron de Vos van Steenwijk in the 1920s.
President of the Senate
In office
17 September 1929  23 July 1946
Preceded byJan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst
Succeeded byRoelof Kranenburg
Personal details
Born(1859-07-10)10 July 1859
Dalfsen, Netherlands
Died17 September 1947(1947-09-17) (aged 88)
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyChristian Historical
Spouse(s)
Ferdinanda Anna van Naamen
(m. 1889)
Alma materLeiden University

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]

References

  1. "Mr. W.L. baron de Vos van Steenwijk". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jan Joseph Godfried,
Baron van Voorst tot Voorst
President of the Senate
1929–1946
Succeeded by
Roelof Kranenburg
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