Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk

Jan Arend Godert, Baron de Vos van Steenwijk (25 September 1818 in De Wijk – 17 October 1905 in Brummen) was a Dutch politician. He was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1874 until 1880. Early life De Vos van Steenwijk came from a noble landowning and politically active family. He studied Roman and civil law in Utrecht until 1842. Political career From 1 December 1845 until 1 Januari 1856, De Vos was mayor and at the same time secretary (head of the civil service) of the municipalities of Stad Vollenhove and Ambt Vollenhove. From 7 June 1846 until 23 February 1853 he was a member of the States-Provincial of Overijssel, first for the nobility (Ridderschap), 1846–1850, and later for the constituencies of Kampen and Steenwijk, 1850–1853. From 20 April 1853 until 1 May 1880 he was a member of the Senate of the Netherlands, representing the province of Overijssel. During this period he served also as mayor of Zwolle, the capital of Overijssel, from 1 January 1856 until 1 August 1867. He was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 21 September 1874 until 24 April 1880. He resigned this post upon being appointed King's Commissioner in the province of Utrecht on 1 May 1880. He would later resign this post on 1 January 1882, stating financial reasons for not being able to move to the Utrecht home of the King's Commissioner.