In office 1 May 1889 – 31 May 1898 (1889-05-01 – 1898-05-31)
President
Paul Kruger
Preceded by
Willem Eduard Bok
Succeeded by
Francis William Reitz
State Attorney of the Transvaal
In office 13 October 1884 – 1 May 1889 (1884-10-13 – 1889-05-01)
President
Paul Kruger
Preceded by
Eduard Pieter Jorissen
Succeeded by
Ewald Auguste Esselen
Personal details
Born
Willem Johannes Leijds
(1859-05-01)1 May 1859 Magelang, Dutch East Indies
Died
14 May 1940(1940-05-14) (aged 81) The Hague, Netherlands
Citizenship
Netherlands
South African Republic
Spouses
Louise Roeff
(m. 1884–1907)
Anna Castens
(m. 1910–1940)
Alma mater
University of Amsterdam
Awards
Order of the Netherlands Lion
Order of the Red Eagle
Legion of Honour
Willem Johannes Leyds (1 May 1859 – 14 May 1940) 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.
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