Bawadiman Kartohadiprodjo (25 December 1886 – 18 October 1933) was a Javanese bureaucrat who served as the Regent of Pasuruan and as the deputy speaker of the East Java Council.
Raden Tumenggung Bawadiman Kartohadiprodjo | |
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| Regent of Pasuruan | |
| In office 24 March 1932 – 18 October 1933 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Governor General | Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge |
| Preceded by | R.M.T. Pandji Darto Soegondho |
| Succeeded by | R.A.A. Harsono (acting) R.T. Hoepoedio Siswodiprodjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kartohadiprodjo December 25, 1886 Rembang, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | October 18, 1933 (aged 46) Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Spouse | Umi Untari |
| Children | 7, including Sayidiman and Soediman |
Biography
editKartohadiprodjo was born on 25 December 1886[1] as the son of Mas Bawadiman.[2] Kartohadiprodjo began his career as an assistant clerk at the Regent of Tuban office from 24 December 1904 until 25 May 1906. After that, he was transferred to Jatirogo in Tuban, East Java and worked as a clerk to the Wedana (head of district) of Jatirogo. In 1908, he was promoted from his position as clerk to mantripolitie (a title for indigenous officials).[1]
On 24 May 1911, Kartohadiprodjo was appointed as the Asisten Wedana (head of subdistrict) of Todanan in Blora. He held the office for four years until 16 October 1915, when he became an attorney in Blora's landraad (court for indigenous people). He only served in the landraad for a year, as in 1916 he attended Bestuursschool (school for indigenous civil servants). He graduated from the school two years later, and was posted in Rembang as a Wedana.[1]
Kartohadiprodjo was transferred again in 1920 to the Panolan Village in Cepu. After four years serving in the village, on 29 September 1924, he was transferred again to Bojonegoro and served as the regency's patih (secretary). In addition to his position as secretary, Kartohadiprodjo was appointed as the deputy controleur (Dutch liaison for the indigenous people) of the region in 1926. During his tenure as patih, he was put in charge of supervising the 1930 population census in Bojonegoro. Kartohadiprodjo served as the patih of Bojonegoro until 27 October 1930, when he was posted to Sidoarjo as a patih.[1]
On 24 March 1932, Kartohadiprodjo became the regent of Pasuruan. In accordance to Javanese custom, Kartohadiprodjo was given the noble title of Raden and the official title of Tumenggung.[3][2] After his promotion to regent, Bawadiman was elected to the East Java Council in 1933[4] to represent the Perhimpunan Pegawai Bestuur Bumiputra (Association of Indigenous Civil Servants).[5] He served in the Subsidy Commission of the council[4] and became the deputy speaker of the council.[5]
Kartohadiprodjo died at 07.00 on 18 October 1933 in his sleep.[6] Following his death, special elections were held to fill the vacancy in the East Java Council. Raden Dradjat, the patih of Bangil, was elected to replace Kartohadiprojo.[7] The office of the Regent of Pasuruan would remain vacant for another two years until R.A.A. Harsono was appointed to held the office in acting capacity on 1 January 1935.[8]
Kartohadiprodjo was married to Umi Untari. The marriage resulted in seven children, namely Sayidiman, Soediman, Soekarmen, Soelasikin, Soelasbawiati, Soelasbawiatini, and Soelasmiarti.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "R.T. KARTOHADIPRODJO †. Regent van Pasoeroean". De Sumatra post. 31 October 1933. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Nieuwe Regent Van Pasoeroean". De Sumatra post. 7 April 1932. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Civiel Department". Algemeen handelsblad voor Nederlandsch-Indië. 2 April 1932. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b "De Provinciale Raad". De Indische courant. 25 January 1933. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b "De Vergadering te Soerabaia". De Indische courant. 12 May 1934. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Regent van Pasoeroean plotseling overleden". De locomotief. 18 October 1933. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Provinciale Raad". De locomotief. 26 October 1933. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Sutherland, Heather (April 1974), "Notes on Java's Regent Families: Part II" (PDF), Indonesia, 17 (17), Cornell University Southeast Asia Program: 34, doi:10.2307/3350770, hdl:1813/53573, JSTOR 3350770
- ^ "Deskripsi Tokoh Soediman Kartohadiprodjo". Indonesiana. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 17 January 2021.