Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (politician)

Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst
Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst
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	16 September 1846; Elden, Netherlands
Died	17 January 1931 (aged 84); Arnhem, Netherlands
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

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

^ ^a ^b "J.J.G. baron van Voorst tot Voorst". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by Jan Elias Nicolaas, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye	President of the Senate 1914–1929	Succeeded by Willem Lodewijk, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk

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[parlement-1] "J.J.G. baron van Voorst tot Voorst". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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