Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (politician)

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Religion Roman Catholic		Name Jan Godfried

Preceded by Jan Elias Nicolaas, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Succeeded by Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk Born 16 September 1846Elden, Netherlands ( 1846-09-16 ) Died 17 January 1931(1931-01-17) (aged 84)Arnhem, Netherlands Political party Roman Catholic State Party

Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst Sr. (16 September 1846 – 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.

Decorations

Van Voorst tot Voorst received the following decorations:

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

Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (politician) Wikipedia

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