Wilhelmus Frederik Van Leeuwen

Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen (18 April 1860 – 6 September 1930) was a Dutch politician and

Mayor of Amsterdam Below is a list of Burgomaster, mayors of Amsterdam (Dutch language, Dutch: ''burgemeesters''), capital of the Netherlands. The city had four burgomasters, serving four years. Since 1389 the mayors were elected on 1 February. In the 17th and 18th ...

between 1901 and 1910. Born in

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, he studied at the

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and led the student union there. Leaving with a law doctorate, he moved to Amsterdam to practice law. As well as being the mayor of Amsterdam, he was the first Vice-President of the Council of State to not be a member of the nobility. {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeuwen, Wilhelmus Frederik Van 1860 births 1930 deaths King's and Queen's Commissioners of North Holland Mayors of Amsterdam Politicians from The Hague