Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg

His Excellency Theo, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883
Monarch	William III
Preceded by	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
Succeeded by	Jan Heemskerk
Personal details
Born	Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg (1826-02-24)24 February 1826 Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	18 November 1885(1885-11-18) (aged 59) Langbroek, Netherlands
Political party	Conservative Protestant
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth van Persijn († 1866) Wilhelmina van Boetzelaer
Children	Alex van Lynden van Sandenburg
Occupation	Lawyer
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Constantijn Theodoor, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg, (24 February 1826 – 18 November 1885) was a Dutch politician. Van Lynden van Sandenburg served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) of the Netherlands between 1879 and 1883.^[1]

History

Lynden van Sandenburg was born in Utrecht in 1826. He trained as a lawyer before entering politics. An orthodox conservative Protestant, Lynden van Sandenburg sided with the anti-revolutionaries. In 1866 he served in the Dutch House of Representatives. He went on to take the position of Minister of Justice between 1874 and 1877 in the Heemskerk/Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet.

Lynden van Sandenburg took office as leading minister on 20 August 1879 with his own cabinet. This cabinet was known for its liberal conservatism.

As a member of the ancient Dutch noble Lynden family, Lynden van Sandenburg was born a "baron", but elevated to "count" in 1882, with the right of succession to this title for all his legitimate, male-line descendants.^[2] He died in Langbroek in 1885.

References

Notes

1. "States and Regents of the World - The Netherlands (retrieved 14 October 2006)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 2004-01-24.
2. Koninklijk Besluit 24 Aug. 1882, no. 26. 'Van Lynden', Nederlands Adelsboek 87 (1998), 547-649, there 549, 567.

Literature

• 'Van Lynden', Nederlands Adelsboek 87 (1998), 547–649, there 567.

External links

• Parlement & Politiek, entry 'Mr. C.Th. graaf van Lynden van Sandenburg', retrieved 2008-08-14

House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Willem van Lynden	Member for Arnhem 1866–1868 With: Levinus Keuchenius	Succeeded by Willem Hendrik Dullert Ludolph Sloet van de Beele
New seat	Member for Tiel 1869–1871 With: Johannes Hasselman	Succeeded by Donald Mackay
Preceded by Johannes Hasselman	Member for Tiel 1871–1874 With: Donald Mackay	Succeeded by Hendrik Anthon van Rappard
Political offices
Preceded by Gerrit de Vries	Minister of Justice 1874–1877	Succeeded by Hendrik Jan Smidt
Preceded by Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello	Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1879–1883	Succeeded by Jan Heemskerk
Preceded by Willem van Heeckeren van Kell	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1879–1881	Succeeded by Willem Frederik Rochussen
Preceded by Simon Vissering	Minister of Finance 1881–1883	Succeeded by Willem Johan Lucas Grobbée