Willem Johannes Leyds

Willem Johannes Leyds
Portrait by Jan Veth, 1896
State Secretary of the Transvaal
In office 1 May 1889 – 31 May 1898 (1889-05-01 – 1898-05-31)
President	Paul Kruger
Preceded by	Willem Eduard Bok
Succeeded by	Francis William Reitz
State Attorney of the Transvaal
In office 13 October 1884 – 1 May 1889 (1884-10-13 – 1889-05-01)
President	Paul Kruger
Preceded by	Eduard Pieter Jorissen
Succeeded by	Ewald Auguste Esselen
Personal details
Born	Willem Johannes Leijds (1859-05-01)1 May 1859 Magelang, Dutch East Indies
Died	14 May 1940(1940-05-14) (aged 81) The Hague, Netherlands
Citizenship	Netherlands South African Republic
Spouses	Louise Roeff ​ (m. 1884⁠–⁠1907)​ Anna Castens ​ (m. 1910⁠–⁠1940)​
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam
Awards	Order of the Netherlands Lion Order of the Red Eagle Legion of Honour

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.