jan july netherlands september known jan south african civil servant lawyer statesman dutch descent government secretary times acting state president state secretary grew netherlands studied law complete studies worked coming south_africa practised law agent private practice boer soon arrival quickly enrolled administration attained powerful position government secretary capacity stood state president times period quarter nineteenth century politicians government officials served boer finished career state secretary biography early life migration son dutch medical doctor families stood tradition medical practice brothers doctors netherlands trained lawyer probably finish studies went work village north netherlands professor recruited south_africa group interested development good education new boer settlements south_africa dutch immigrants settled new boer middle nineteenth century arriving ship later known figure south_africa travel companions fellow migrants der travelled cart march appointed town disputes specifically der settled moved established civil servant worked clerk capacity acted secretary occasions september february filling government secretary strength capacities appointed clerk state president september soon illness government secretary took position october appointed vacancy succeeded government secretary regarded colleagues accurate civil servant lesser politician statesman reason appointed president state president went leave trusted fully allowed represent presidency meetings occasions later acted state president president general opinion man lesser qualities resignation praised state president loyal accurate work civil servant impact nascent state apparatus designed coat arms state laid foundation model state later years having worked functions state president clerk servant parliament government state left clear mark early administration organisation sensitive good labour relations state apparatus propagated rise officials salaries succeed eventually matter salaries instigated resignation felt salary insufficient live family resignation law agent publisher state secretary resignation established law agent acted publisher dutch language weekly paper den times political newspaper started competitor english language newspaper friend declared subsequently moved government appointed state secretary november advice state president appointment lasted till returned private law practice established territory conquered war kept following late possessions including building complex publicly sold minute sum money efforts regain public position failed returned allowed work law agent lower courts known popular set successful law practice end life kept healthy interest affairs state especially land cases period life lived died visit aged family married december originating cape colony couple sons daughters emma william elizabeth catherine literature january president den van der jan
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