Willem Stad

Place: Netherlands

Born: 1873

Death: 1959

Biography:

Willem Stad was a Dutch artist born in 1873 and deceased in 1959. He was known for his paintings, mostly in the Drawing-Watercolor category. He rode in the 2013 Giro d'Italia, where he finished in 158th place. He studied Roman and contemporary law at Utrecht University and became an attorney in Zierikzee and from 1819 city manager. He was a member of the provincial executive council of Zeeland from 1848-1853 and a temporary member of the Dutch House of Representatives during the year 1848. He tried to get elected to the House of Representatives in the elections of 1850 and 1852, but to no avail. He married Maria Wilhelmina Fitzner, with whom he had 7 children, and after Maria died, Kroef married Adrienne Gertrude de Klopper, with whom he had 2 more children.