Willem Johannes Leyds was a Dutch lawyer and statesman who served as state attorney and state secretary of the South African Republic. From 1898 to 1902, during the crucial period of the Second Boer War, he was the Republic's special envoy and minister plenipotentiary in Brussels, accredited to several European states.
- Occupation
- lawyer, historian, politician
- Position held
- Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands, South African Republic
- Born
- May 1, 1859
- Died
