iop ian ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁Sud an ▁Category : B rit ish ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁T anz ania <0x0A> </s> ▁Jan ▁Ar end ▁God ert , ▁Baron ▁de ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk ▁( De ▁W ijk , ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁– ▁Br um men , ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁politician . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁sen ate ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁De ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁noble ▁land own ing ▁and ▁polit ically ▁active ▁family . ▁He ▁studied ▁Roman ▁and ▁civil ▁law ▁in ▁U tre cht ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁until ▁ 1 ▁Janu ari ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁De ▁V os ▁was ▁mayor ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁secretary ▁( head ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁service ) ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Stad ▁Vol len h ove ▁and ▁Am bt ▁Vol len h ove . ▁From ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁until ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁States - Pro vin cial ▁of ▁Over ij ss el , ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁nob ility ▁( R idd ersch ap ), ▁ 1 8 4 6