Jan Heemskerk
Dutch lawyer and Prime Minister
Born
July 30th, 1818
207 years ago
Died
October 9th, 1897
127 years ago — 79 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Netherlands
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Served as Prime Minister in 1868 and 1879
Implemented municipal finance reforms
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