Jan Heemskerk

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Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Jan Heemskerk

In office 23 April 1883 – 21 April 1888
Preceded by	Teo van Lynden van Sandenburg
Succeeded by	Æneas Mackay
Constituency	Amsterdam, Gorinchem
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874
Preceded by	Gerrit de Vries Azn
Succeeded by	Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello

Born	30 July 1818(1818-07-30) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	9 October 1897 (aged 79) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Anna Maria Heemskerk
Religion	Remonstrant (Arminian)

Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician, who became the prime minister of the Netherlands in 1874 until 1877, and again in 1883, until 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk was also prime minister, in the period 1908-1913.

[edit] History

Heemskerk was born in Amsterdam in 1818. He studied law and became a lawyer, then a member of the Tweede Kamer. Originally he was a liberal politician, but became conservative, and was conservative when he was prime minister. He died in The Hague in 1897 at the age of 79.

[edit] Published works

Heemskerk's published works include

De praktijk onzer grondwet. 2 vols. (Utrecht: J. L. Beijers, 1881.)
Speciminis inauguralis de Montesquivio pars prior [-altera]. 2 vols. (Amstelodami: J.H. et G. van Heteren, 1839.)

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