Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (politician)
Appearance
Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst | |
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President of the Senate | |
In office 12 May 1914 – 17 September 1929 | |
Preceded by | Jan Elias Nicolaas, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye |
Succeeded by | Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk |
Personal details | |
Born | Elden, Netherlands | 16 September 1846
Died | 17 January 1931 Arnhem, Netherlands | (aged 84)
Political party | Roman Catholic State Party |
Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot[clarification needed] 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.
Decorations
[edit]Tot Voorst received the following decorations:[1]
Netherlands: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
France: Officier of the French Légion d'honneur
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Prussia: Knight of the Order of the Crown (Prussia)
Italy: Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Austria-Hungary: Commander of the Order of Franz Joseph
Sweden: Commander of the Order of the Sword
References
[edit]- ^ a b "J.J.G. baron van Voorst tot Voorst". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2015.
Categories:
- 1846 births
- 1931 deaths
- Presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)
- Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
- Roman Catholic State Party politicians
- 20th-century Dutch politicians
- Dutch Roman Catholics
- Aide-de-camp to the monarch of the Netherlands
- Royal Netherlands Army generals
- Royal Netherlands Army personnel
- Barons of Voorst tot Voorst
- People from Arnhem
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Officers of the Legion of Honour
- Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Commanders of the Order of Franz Joseph
- Recipients of the Order of the Sword
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