Willem Johannes Leyds

Willem Johannes Leyds
W.J. Leyds by J.P. Veth (1896)
State Attorney of the South African Republic
In office 13 October 1884 – 10 January 1889
State Secretary of the South African Republic
In office 10 January 1889 – 31 May 1898
Preceded by	W.E. Bok
Succeeded by	F.W. Reitz
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the South African Republic in Europe
In office 1 June 1898 – 31 May 1902
Preceded by	Jhr. G.J.T. Beelaerts van Blokland
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	1 May 1859 Magelang, Dutch East Indies
Died	14 May 1940 (aged 81) The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam
Occupation	schoolteacher, civil servant
Profession	lawyer
Religion	Dutch Reformed

Willem Johannes Leyds (Magelang, Dutch East Indies, 1 May 1859 – The Hague, Netherlands, 14 May 1940) was a Dutch lawyer and statesman, who made a career as State Attorney (1884-1889) and State Secretary (1889-1898) of the South African Republic. From 1898 to 1902, during the crucial period of the South African War, he was the Republic’s Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Brussels, accredited to several European states.

See also

• Orange Free State
• South African Republic
• Second Boer War
• Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller

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