Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
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Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello | |
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office 3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879 | |
Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | Jan Heemskerk |
Succeeded by | Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg |
Personal details | |
Born | Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello 2 October 1822 The Hague, Netherlands |
Died | 28 July 1895 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 72)
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Joannes "Jan" Kappeyne van de Coppello (2 October 1822 – 28 July 1895) was a Dutch liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1877 to 1879.
Career
Career before politics
After attending the public primary school Outercourt in The Hague, Kappeyne was home schooled by his father, who was rector of the
Political career
In 1862 Kappeyne was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives as a liberal for The Hague. He was elected on a 'Puttian' ticket. Fransen van de Putte, who was a minister at the time, wanted to steer a more conservative colonial course. In the 1866 elections he was defeated by the conservative François de Casembroot.
In 1871 he was elected to the House of Representatives as a liberal for Haarlem, defeating the conservative Willem van Golstein. In the 1875 elections he defeat the conservative M.J. van Lennep. He became the leader of the liberals in 1876. In parliament he was known for his comical amendments.
In 1877 Kappeneye was
On 10 June 1879 the law on the channels which he proposed was rejected by parliament. Kappeyne asked the King to dismiss him, but William III refused. On 2 July, Kappeyne asked the King to allow a constitutional revision, William III refused, and Kappeyne asked the King to dismiss him again, and William III finally dismissed Kappeyne. Behind the fall of the Kappeyne cabinet lay a conflict between the factions of the progressive liberals and the more moderate liberals.
Career after politics
In 1879, Kappeyne returned to his lawyer's office in The Hague. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain a seat in parliament in the 1880, 1883 and 1884 elections. In 1880 he was defeated in the district of Amsterdam by the liberal Johan George Gleichman, in 1883 in Amsterdam by the liberal conservative Adriaan Gildemeester, and in 1884 by the liberal Jacob Duyvis. He remained lawyer until his death in 1895. In this period he refused a request by Leiden University to become honorary professor of law.
In 1888 Kappeyne was elected into the
Miscellaneous facts
- He was seen as an amusing debater, a workaholic and a skilled lawyer;
- The name Kappeyne, which was his great-grandmother's (Gerardina Maria Kappeyne), was added in 1811 to the name Van de Coppello by his father, Johannes Kappeyne van de Coppello;
- He was known to work in the night until dawn, preferably in his négligée lying on the floor of the living room, surrounded by books and papers;
- Kappeyne did not care particularly for clothes and appearances, he often looked ragtag;
- He was made Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lionin 1874 and he was promoted to Commander in the order of the Dutch Lion in 1878;
- Kappeyne remained unmarried;
- He was a member of the Dutch Reformed church.