Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe (born 9 March 1799 – 11 February 1824) was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as acting commander of the Dutch Gold Coast.

Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe
Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast
ad interim
In office
27 June 1823 – 11 February 1824
MonarchWilliam I of the Netherlands
Preceded byWillem Poolman
Succeeded byJohan David Carel Pagenstecher
Personal details
Born(1799-03-09)9 March 1799
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died11 February 1824(1824-02-11) (aged 24)
Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast

Biography

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Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe was born in Amsterdam to Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe senior and Johanna Harbers. He was baptised on 24 March 1799 in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam.[1]

He was appointed assistant on the Dutch Gold Coast in 1817 and promoted to commandant of Fort Saint Anthony in Axim on 5 September 1821. He became acting commander of the Dutch Gold Coast on 27 June 1823.[2] He remained in office until his death on 11 February 1824.[3]

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  1. ^ "Doop op 24 maart 1799 te Amsterdam (Westerkerk)". openarch.nl. Doopboek Amsterdam. 24 March 1799. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ Baud 1930, p. 41.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse Bezittingen op de Kust van Guinea, nummer toegang 1.05.14, inventarisnummer 351". nationaalarchief.nl. Nationaal Archief. 11 February 1824. Retrieved 24 May 2020. 11 Februarij. Tusschen twaalf en een uur in de nacht van heden was de toestand van den Kommandeur zodanig verergerd dat den Chirurgijn-Majoor voornoemd geene hoop meer had en is dan ook Zijn Weledel Gestrenge omstreeks twee uren tot leedwezen aller diegenen welke hem omringden aan de buikzucht overleden.

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