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Hendrik Jan Smidt (11 October 1831, in Assen – 14 March 1917, in The Hague) was a Dutch liberal politician. He served as Minister of Justice twice, and was Governor-General of Suriname between 30 July 1885 and 18 July 1888.

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"Mr. H.J. Smidt". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2018.

House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke	Member for Assen 1871–1877 With: Lucas Oldenhuis Gratama	Succeeded by Warmold van der Feltz
New district	Member for Emmen 1888–1891	Succeeded by Petrus Hendrik Roessingh
Political offices
Preceded by Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg	Minister of Justice 1877–1879	Succeeded by Anthony Modderman
Preceded by Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck	Minister of Justice 1891–1894	Succeeded by Willem van der Kaay
Government offices
Preceded by Johannes van Heerdt tot Eversberg	Governor-General of Suriname 1885–1888	Succeeded by Warmolt Tonckens Acting