1900 Olympique Paris Baron Néerlandais Louis Michiels officiel van Verduynen Médaille Française 65mm

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Michiels was a member of theMichiels familyand a son of court president mr. Ferdinand Gerard Hubert Hilaire Arnold baron Michiels van Verduynen, lord of Verduynen (1815-1881) and Joséphine Regina Hendrica de Schaetzen (1822-1916).In 1881 he married Ida Cornelia Maria Adriana baroness van Brienen, lady of the Groote Lindt (1863-1913).They were the parents of ministerEdgar Michiels van Verduynen.

Career

Michiels van Verduynen studied atLeiden Universityand established himself as alawyerinThe Haguein 1881.He waselectedto thecity ​​councilin 1884;three years later he was appointedalderman, which office he resigned in 1888;as a 32-year-old deputy for theBredadistrict, he became a member of theHouse of Representatives.thePierson Cabinetactedin 1897, he was appointed Commissioner officiel General and chairman of the Dutch Commission for the ParisWorld Exhibitionof 1900. In October1905 he was appointed secretary-general of thePermanent Court of Arbitrationin The Hague, whereupon he resigned as a member of the board of theCarnegie FounWhendation, of which he had been a member for some time.In order to better discharge the important functions associated with his new position, he also soon afterwardsmade available to his constituents againhis seat inparliament, which he had held for 18 consecutive years.In the years 1896-1904 he was always nominated for thePresidencyand led theHouse of Representatives committeethat prepared the parliamentary discussion of theVan Houten Electoral Act.

Michiels van Verduynen saw his merits in theNetherlandsawarded theCommandersCrossof theOrder of the Dutch Lion, while three high foreign decorations adorned his chest, namely the Grand Cross of theOrder of Saint Gregory the Greatand theGrand Officers Crossesof the FrenchLegion of Honorand of the Swedish Wasa Order.