Background
Son of a wealthy landowning local nobleman and politician, Van Eysinga studies law in Utrecht from 1837 till 1841.
Son of a wealthy landowning local nobleman and politician, Van Eysinga studies law in Utrecht from 1837 till 1841.
Utrecht University.
He was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1880 till 1888. After graduating he practised law in Leeuwarden, working as a judge at several courts from 1848. He also held several functions in water management.
He was president of the senate from 1880 till 1888.
From 1897 till 1901 he served as minister of state. He was made a knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 15 September 1860 and commander on 10 March 1881 for his part in creating the Wetboek van Strafrecht (Criminal law code).
In 1844 he became a member of the States of Friesland. In 1850 he became a member of the Senate of the Netherlands. Van Eysinga holds the record for longest serving member of senate, serving for 44 years from 1850 till 1894.
In 1862 he was one of 12 members of senate opposed to the design law to abolish slavery in the Dutch West Indies.