Petrus Josephus Johannus Sophia Maria van der Does de Willebois (9 January 1843 – 11 May 1937) was a Dutch jonkheer and politician affiliated with the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses. He was mayor of

'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 ...

and member of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

Career

Van der Does became a member of the

States of North Brabant The Provincial Council of North Brabant ( nl, Provinciale Staten van Noord-Brabant), also known as the States of North Brabant, is the provincial council of North Brabant, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 55 seats a ...

in 1868 and succeeded his father as director of the ''Maatschappij van Brandverzekering voor het Koninklijk der Nederlanden'' ("Company of fire-ensurances for the Kingdom of the Netherlands"). From 1870 until 1885 he was a member of the

Gedeputeerde staten The provincial executive (, GS) is the executive branch of government of a province in the Netherlands. It is the equivalent of the municipal executive at the provincial level. The provincial executive consists of the King's Commissioner (chair) ...

and from 26 March 1884 until 1 July 1917 he was mayor of

. In 1898 he was also elected a member of the

Decorations and commissions

Van der Does was a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau and commander in the Order of St. Gregory the Great. He was captain of the schutterij of 's-Hertogenbosch, member of the college of regents of

Almshouse An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain ...

s and general poor, vice-chairman of the schoolcommission, chairman of the ridderschap (gathering of nobles), member of the mainboard of the Sint Radboud Stichting (current Stichting Thomas More) and chairman of the Royal school of useful and imaging arts.

References

* 1913. ''Jhr. P.J.J.S.M. van der Does de Willebois'', De Prins der geïllustreerde Bladen.
Jhr. P.J.J.S.M. van der Does de Willebois
profile at Parlement & Politiek. {{DEFAULTSORT:Does de Willebois, Petrus Josephus Johannus Sophia Marie van der Dutch nobility Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial-Executive of North Brabant Members of the Provincial Council of North Brabant Mayors in North Brabant People from 's-Hertogenbosch Roman Catholic State Party politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great Dutch Roman Catholics 1843 births 1937 deaths