Jan Lodewijk van Scherpenzeel Heusch

Joannes Ludovicus Theodorus Antonius Libuinus (since 1822 Baron ) van Scherpenzeel Heusch (born November 13, 1799 (date of baptism) in Oosterhout , † February 14, 1872 in Vlodrop ), Lord von Mierlo , was a member of the constituency of Roermond (Duchy of 1848/1849 ) Limburg ) Member of the Frankfurt National Assembly .

Life

Scherpenzeel, son of Maria Gerardus Carolus van Scherpenzeel Heusch, came from a family in the old county of Looz . He became lieutenant in 1818 and first lieutenant in the cavalry in 1828. In 1835 he became a Belgian citizen. On May 12, 1848, the constituencies of Roermond and Maastricht elected him to the Frankfurt National Assembly. As a member of the first-mentioned circle, he strove to detach the Duchy of Limburg from the Netherlands . Although the National Assembly supported his endeavor, concrete measures were never taken to make it come true. Therefore, on May 14, 1849, he resigned.

In November 1849 he was elected to the Dutch Second Chamber of the States General from the constituencies of Sittard and Roermond . He opted for Roermond, but did not accept his appointment as a member in order to make the country aware of its desire to separate Limburg from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.