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[[File:Heemskerk.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Jan Heemskerk {{circa}} 1860]]
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Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon was born on 30 July 1818 in [[Amsterdam]]. He was the son of Abraham Heemskerk and Joanna Jacoba Stuart.<ref name="parlement">{{nl icon}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1hukz9/j_jan_heemskerk Mr.Dr. J. (Jan) Heemskerk Azn.], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.</ref>
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon was born on 30 July 1818 in [[Amsterdam]]. He was the son of Abraham Heemskerk and Joanna Jacoba Stuart.<ref name="parlement">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1hukz9/j_jan_heemskerk Mr.Dr. J. (Jan) Heemskerk Azn.], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.</ref>


He studied [[law]] and became a lawyer, then a member of the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]]. Originally a [[Liberalism in the Netherlands|liberal]] politician, he became a [[Conservatism|conservative]] in 1866, and remained this in his Premiership.
He studied [[law]] and became a lawyer, then a member of the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]]. Originally a [[Liberalism in the Netherlands|liberal]] politician, he became a [[Conservatism|conservative]] in 1866, and remained this in his Premiership.
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== Personal life ==
== 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.<ref name="parlement"/> His son [[Theo Heemskerk]] (1852–1932) was [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Chairman of the Council of Ministers]] from 1908 to 1913.<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1hukzc/th_theo_heemskerk Mr. Th. (Theo) Heemskerk], ''Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.</ref> His son Jan Frederik Heemskerk (1867–1944) was a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1hukzb/j_f_jan_heemskerk J.F. (Jan) Heemskerk], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.</ref>
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.<ref name="parlement"/> His son [[Theo Heemskerk]] (1852–1932) was [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Chairman of the Council of Ministers]] from 1908 to 1913.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1hukzc/th_theo_heemskerk Mr. Th. (Theo) Heemskerk], ''Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.</ref> His son Jan Frederik Heemskerk (1867–1944) was a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll1hukzb/j_f_jan_heemskerk J.F. (Jan) Heemskerk], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==

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His Excellency
Jan Heemskerk
Portrait by Johan Heinrich Neuman, 1896
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office
23 April 1883 – 20 April 1888
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byTheo van Lynden van Sandenburg
Succeeded byÆneas, Baron Mackay
In office
27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byGerrit de Vries
Succeeded byJan Kappeyne van de Coppello
Personal details
Born
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon

(1818-07-30)30 July 1818
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died9 October 1897(1897-10-09) (aged 79)
The Hague, Netherlands
SpouseAnna Maria Heemskerk
Children8
OccupationLawyer

Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈɦeːmskɛrk ˈaːbraːɦɑmsˌsoːn]; 30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1874 to 1877, and again from 1883 to 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Biography

Jan Heemskerk c. 1860

Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon was born on 30 July 1818 in Amsterdam. He was the son of Abraham Heemskerk and Joanna Jacoba Stuart.[1]

He studied law and became a lawyer, then a member of the House of Representatives. Originally a liberal politician, he became a conservative 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 Council of Ministers, similar to the present-day Prime Minister, (1867–1868; 1874–1877; 1883–1888). He was Minister of State from 1885 to his death.[1]

Heemskerk died on 9 October 1897, at the age of 79, in The Hague.[1]

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.[1] His son Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1908 to 1913.[2] His son Jan Frederik Heemskerk (1867–1944) was a member of the House of Representatives.[3]

Published works

Heemskerk's published works include

  • De praktijk onzer grondwet. 2 vols. (Utrecht: J. L. Beijers, 1881.)
  • Speciminis inauguralis de Montesquivio pars prior [-altera]. 2 vols. (Amstelodami: J.H. et G. van Heteren, 1839.)

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Dutch) Mr.Dr. J. (Jan) Heemskerk Azn., Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Mr. Th. (Theo) Heemskerk, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) J.F. (Jan) Heemskerk, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 7 March 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
1866–1868 		Succeeded by
Minister of the Interior
1874–1877 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Council of Ministers
1874–1877 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
1883–1888 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Council of Ministers
1883–1888
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