- 1 8 5 0 , ▁and ▁later ▁for ▁the ▁constitu encies ▁of ▁K amp en ▁and ▁Ste en w ijk , ▁ 1 8 5 0 - 1 8 5 3 . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁until ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁representing ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Over ij ss el . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁served ▁also ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Zw ol le , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Over ij ss el , ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁sen ate ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁until ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁this ▁post ▁upon ▁being ▁appointed ▁King ' s ▁Commission er ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁U tre cht ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁res ign ▁this ▁post ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁stating ▁financial ▁reasons ▁for ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁U tre cht ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Commission er . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁design ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁penalty .