Anthony Ewoud Jan Modderman (27 September 1838 – 7 August 1885) was a Dutch

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. Modderman was born in

Winschoten Winschoten (; gos, Winschoot) is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants. ...

, to Hendrik Jacob Herman Modderman and Adriana Sibylla Catharina Emmen. He studied Roman and Contemporary Law in

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, graduating in 1863, after which he settled in

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to become a lawyer. Modderman was appointed as

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on 20 August 1879. As minister, he successfully opposed the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1881. He left office on 23 April 1883 and was given the honorary title of

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six days later. Modderman died in

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* 1838 births 1885 deaths Dutch jurists Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands Ministers of State (Netherlands) People from Winschoten Leiden University alumni Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam Academic staff of Leiden University Commanders of the Order of the Netherlands Lion {{Netherlands-politician-stub