Gerrit Hendrik Kersten
Former Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten was a Dutch Calvinist minister and politician. After briefly working as a primary school teacher Kersten was inducted into his first pastorate in Meliskerke in 1905 without formal theological training. Wikipedia
Born: August 6, 1882, Deventer, Netherlands
Died: September 6, 1948 (age 66 years), Waarde, Netherlands
Organizations founded: Reformed Political Party, Theologische School Gereformeerde Gemeenten, Netherlands Reformed Congregations, and more
Party: Anti-Revolutionary Party
Previous office: Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1922–1945)
Spouse: Catharina Adriana Wisse (m. 1905)