Willem Poolman (born 8 October 1778 – 14 June 1823) was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator on the Gold Coast.[1]
Willem Poolman | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
| In office 6 June 1822 – 14 June 1823 | |
| Monarch | William I of the Netherlands |
| Preceded by | Librecht Jan Temminck |
| Succeeded by | Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1778 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 14 June 1823 (aged 44) Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast |
Biography
editWillem Poolman was born in Amsterdam to Willem Poolman senior and Catharina Groen. He became a military officer and was eventually installed Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast on 31 December 1821. Poolman arrived in Elmina on 28 May 1822 and was installed on 6 June.[2] Willem Poolman died in office on 14 June 1823.[1]
Personal life
editWillem Poolman married Elsje Harmsen in 1803. Their son Willem Poolman junior (1809–1873) was a member of parliament and founder of the Netherlands East Indies Railway Company.
References
edit- ^ a b Almanak voor de Nederlandsche West-Indische bezittingen, en de kust van Guinea. Jaargang 1860. The Hague: De Gebroeders van Cleef. 1859.
- ^ "Nederlandse Bezittingen op de Kust van Guinea, nummer toegang 1.05.14, inventarisnummer 351". nationaalarchief.nl. Nationaal Archief. 6 June 1822. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
6 Junij 1822. [...] Voorts wierd door mij de Leden van den Raad bij een geroepen, ten einde ter hunner kennisse te brengen het Arrivement van den Wel Edel Gestrenge Heer Luitenant Kolonel Kommandeur W. Poolman en dat ik heden van voornemens was, de Regering en het kommando deze Bezittingen aan Zijn Wel Edele Gestrenge aftestaan en overtegeven. Daarna wierd door mij de Gouvernements staf aan den genoemden Wel Edele Gestrenge Heer Luitenant Kolonel Kommandeur ter hand gesteld, en welke vervolgens als President Zitting neemt.