Eduardus Johannes Petrus van Meeuwen (
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
, 12 September 1802 – 's-Hertogenbosch, 8 October 1873) was a Dutch politician from a Catholic family. In 1834, with his father, he was created a member of the lower nobility by King
William I of the Netherlands with the title of
jonkheer.
Van Meeuwen, a son of
Petrus Andreas van Meeuwen, was to become president of the
Senate of the Netherlands. In 1846 he was made
governor of
Limburg, the last with this official title; the function is now called King's (or Queen's) commissioner.
1802 births
1873 deaths
Jonkheers of the Netherlands
Dutch Roman Catholics
Presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
People from 's-Hertogenbosch
King's and Queen's Commissioners of Limburg
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