Otto van Rees
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Otto van Rees | |
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
In office 11 April 1884 – 29 September 1888 | |
Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | Frederik s'Jacob |
Succeeded by | Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk |
Personal details | |
Born | Culemborg, United Kingdom of the Netherlands | 4 January 1823
Died | 10 March 1892 Arnhem, Netherlands | (aged 69)
Otto van Rees (4 January 1823 – 10 March 1892) was a Dutch liberal politician and the Colonial Governor of the Dutch East Indies.[1]
Van Rees was Minister of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands in 1879. He was president of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 22 September 1881 to 19 January 1884 and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies between 1884 and 1888.[2]
Otto van Rees had the nickname ‘King Otto’ during the time he was the Colonial Governor in the Dutch East Indies.[3]
References
- ^ "Otto van Rees". Mijn Gelderland (in Dutch). Stichting Gelders Erfgoed. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ (in Dutch) O. (Otto) van Rees, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
- ^ (in Dutch) [1].
External links
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