Johannes van Heerdt tot Eversberg | |
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Governor of Suriname | |
In office 11 November 1882 – 1 August 1885 | |
Preceded by | Cornelis van Sypesteyn |
Succeeded by | Hendrik Jan Smidt |
Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies | |
In office 1 October 1880 – 18 October 1882 | |
Preceded by | Hendrik Bernardus Kip |
Succeeded by | Nicolaas van den Brandhof |
Personal details | |
Born | Johannes Herbert August Willem van Heerdt tot Eversberg 22 February 1829 Zwolle, Netherlands |
Died | 10 January 1893 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 63)
Occupation | naval officer, civil servant and colonial administrator |
Johannes Herbert August Willem, Baron van Heerdt tot Eversberg (22 February 1829 – 10 January 1893) was a Dutch naval officer, civil servant, and colonial administrator. He served as Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies from 1 October 1880 until 18 October 1882, and Governor of Suriname from 11 November 1882 until 1 August 1885.
Van Heerdt tot Eversberg was born on 22 February 1829 in Zwolle, Netherlands. He joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, and left the navy in 1861 as lieutenant. [1] [2] The same year, he was part of the Dutch–French border commission tasked with mapping the Marowijne River which forms to boundary between Suriname and French Guiana. On 10 April 1862, a map and a report was produced by the commission, and the border was considered solved. [3]: 527 In 1885, gold was discovered near the Marowijne River, and the border was in dispute. [3]: 330 As of 2021, the dispute has not been resolved. [4]
In 1863, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was appointed District Commissioner of Upper Suriname (nowadays approximates Paramaribo District), and served until 1968. [1] In 1868, he became custodian of the first mortgage office in Suriname. [1] [5], however he returned the same year to the Netherlands for health reasons, and in 1869 started to work for the Ministry of the Colonies. [1]
On 31 May 1880, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was appointed Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies, [6] and was installed on 1 October 1880. [7] Cornelis van Sypesteyn , the governor of Suriname, was accused of personally profiting from gold concessions, and subsequently turned in his resignation. [8] [9] On 5 September 1882, it was announced that van Heerdt tot Eversberg would be transferred from Curaçao to Suriname. [10] Van Heerdt tot Eversberg left Curaçao on 18 October 1882. [7]
On 11 November 1882, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was installed as Governor of Suriname and served until 1 August 1885. [7] [2]
Van Heerdt tot Eversberg died on 10 January 1893 in The Hague, at the age of 63. [11]
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Johannes van Heerdt tot Eversberg | |
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Governor of Suriname | |
In office 11 November 1882 – 1 August 1885 | |
Preceded by | Cornelis van Sypesteyn |
Succeeded by | Hendrik Jan Smidt |
Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies | |
In office 1 October 1880 – 18 October 1882 | |
Preceded by | Hendrik Bernardus Kip |
Succeeded by | Nicolaas van den Brandhof |
Personal details | |
Born | Johannes Herbert August Willem van Heerdt tot Eversberg 22 February 1829 Zwolle, Netherlands |
Died | 10 January 1893 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 63)
Occupation | naval officer, civil servant and colonial administrator |
Johannes Herbert August Willem, Baron van Heerdt tot Eversberg (22 February 1829 – 10 January 1893) was a Dutch naval officer, civil servant, and colonial administrator. He served as Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies from 1 October 1880 until 18 October 1882, and Governor of Suriname from 11 November 1882 until 1 August 1885.
Van Heerdt tot Eversberg was born on 22 February 1829 in Zwolle, Netherlands. He joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, and left the navy in 1861 as lieutenant. [1] [2] The same year, he was part of the Dutch–French border commission tasked with mapping the Marowijne River which forms to boundary between Suriname and French Guiana. On 10 April 1862, a map and a report was produced by the commission, and the border was considered solved. [3]: 527 In 1885, gold was discovered near the Marowijne River, and the border was in dispute. [3]: 330 As of 2021, the dispute has not been resolved. [4]
In 1863, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was appointed District Commissioner of Upper Suriname (nowadays approximates Paramaribo District), and served until 1968. [1] In 1868, he became custodian of the first mortgage office in Suriname. [1] [5], however he returned the same year to the Netherlands for health reasons, and in 1869 started to work for the Ministry of the Colonies. [1]
On 31 May 1880, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was appointed Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies, [6] and was installed on 1 October 1880. [7] Cornelis van Sypesteyn , the governor of Suriname, was accused of personally profiting from gold concessions, and subsequently turned in his resignation. [8] [9] On 5 September 1882, it was announced that van Heerdt tot Eversberg would be transferred from Curaçao to Suriname. [10] Van Heerdt tot Eversberg left Curaçao on 18 October 1882. [7]
On 11 November 1882, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was installed as Governor of Suriname and served until 1 August 1885. [7] [2]
Van Heerdt tot Eversberg died on 10 January 1893 in The Hague, at the age of 63. [11]
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