page_title: Willem Johannes Leyds
hierarchical_section_title: Willem Johannes Leyds
caption_attribution_description: English: Willem Johannes Leyds; Dutch lawyer and statesman, who made a career as state attorney (1884–1889) and state secretary (1889–1898) of the South African Republic.
context_page_description: Willem Johannes Leyds was a Dutch lawyer and statesman who served as state attorney and state secretary of the South African Republic. From 1898 to 1902, during the crucial period of the Second Boer War, he was the Republic's special envoy and minister plenipotentiary in Brussels, accredited to several European states.
context_section_description: Willem Johannes Leyds (1 May 1859 – 14 May 1940) was a Dutch lawyer and statesman who served as state attorney and state secretary of the South African Republic. From 1898 to 1902, during the crucial period of the Second Boer War, he was the Republic's special envoy and minister plenipotentiary in Brussels, accredited to several European states.
caption: Portrait by Jan Veth, 1896
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