Anthony Ewoud Jan Modderman (1838 to 1885) was a Dutch liberal politician and lawyer, born in Winschoten to Hendrik Jacob Herman Modderman and Adriana Sibylla Catharina Emmen. He studied Roman and contemporary law at Leiden, graduating in 1863, and then settled in The Hague to practise as a lawyer. He was appointed Minister of Justice on 20 August 1879 and, as minister, successfully opposed the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1881. He left office on 23 April 1883 and six days later was given the honorary title of Minister of State. He died in The Hague.
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was a Dutch liberal politician
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27 September 1838
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settled in The Hague to become a lawyer
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was a Dutch liberal politician
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he successfully opposed the reintroduction of the death penalty in 1881
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He studied Roman and Contemporary Law in Leiden
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Modderman was appointed as Minister of Justice on 20 August 1879
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NETHERLANDS ( NL ) Civil law
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