Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (; 30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician who served as

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from 1874 to 1877, and again from 1883 to 1888. His son,

Theo Heemskerk Theodorus "Theo" Heemskerk (20 July 1852 – 12 June 1932) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 12 February 1908 until 29 August 1913. Heemskerk is particularly known ...

also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Biography

Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon was born on 30 July 1818 in

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. He was the son of Abraham Heemskerk and Joanna Jacoba Stuart.Mr.Dr. J. (Jan) Heemskerk Azn.
''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 March 2015. He was baptized on August 27, 1818, in the

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Church in Amsterdam. He studied

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and became a lawyer, then a member of the

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. Originally a

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politician, he became a

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in 1866, and remained this in his Premiership. He was three times Ministers of the Interior (1866–1868; 1874–1877; 1883–1888) and three times temporary chairman of the

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, similar to the present-day

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, (1867–1868; 1874–1877; 1883–1888). He was

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from 1885 to his death. Heemskerk died on 9 October 1897, at the age of 79, in

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Personal life

Heemskerk married his first cousin Anna Maria Heemskerk on 1 October 1846 in Utrecht. They had 5 sons, one of whom died in infancy, and 3 daughters. His son

(1852–1932) was

from 1908 to 1913. His son Jan Frederik Heemskerk (1867–1944) was a member of the

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''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.

Published works

Heemskerk's published works include *''De praktijk onzer grondwet.'' 2 vols. (Utrecht: J. L. Beijers, 1881.) *''Speciminis inauguralis de Montesquivio pars prior

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'' 2 vols. (Amstelodami: J.H. et G. van Heteren, 1839.)

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* 1818 births 1897 deaths Dutch jurists Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands Ministers of State (Netherlands) Municipal councillors of Amsterdam Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Remonstrants University of Amsterdam alumni Utrecht University alumni {{Netherlands-politician-stub