Hendrik Bosch

Hendrik Bosch
Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast
In office
5 August 1838  7 March 1840
Preceded by Anthony van der Eb
Succeeded by Anthony van der Eb
Personal details
Born (1776-02-26)February 26, 1776
Spanbroek, Netherlands
Spouse(s) Maria Lohman

Hendrik Bosch (26 February 1776 – unknown) was a Dutch military officer and colonial government official, who in his later life made a career in the administration on the Dutch Gold Coast.

Biography

Bosch was born in Spanbroek to Bernardus Bosch and Elisabeth Struis.[1] He begins his military career in 1800 and participates in various military campaigns. As a soldier in the French Napoleonic Army, he participated in the Russian Campaign of 1812 and in the German Campaign of 1813. He then switches sides and fights for the Netherlands against France in Napoleon's Hundred Days. During the Belgian Revolution, Bosch defended the citadel of Liège.

Major general Jan Verveer, who was asked by the Dutch government to reform the colonial administration of the Dutch Gold Coast in the wake of the Dutch-Ahanta War, recommended Bosch to be installed as governor of the colony:

Mister Bosch is about 61 years old, but is of extraordinary good physical condition. He has served for three years as a soldier in Suriname. His military career has been rich in practical experience; - his behaviour was exemplary at all times; - he lived a plain and sobre life; - his judgement is sound and he is a soldier in heart and soul.
Major general J. Verveer, [2]

Bosch eagerly accepts the office and is installed by royal decree of 23 March 1838, arriving in Elmina in August of the same year. He does not serve his full term and returns to Europe on 13 March 1840.[1]

Personal life

Hendrik Bosch married Maria Lohman, with whom he had two sons and one daughter.[1]

Decorations

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Michel Doortmont. "Bosch, Hendrik R.N.L., M.K.". GoldCoastDataBase. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. Original in Dutch: "De Heer Bosch is ongeveer 61 jaren oud, maar van een zeer buitengewoon sterk ligchaamgestel. Hij heeft vroeger drie jaren in Suriname bij de militaire bezetting gediend. Zijn militaire loopbaan is rijk geweest in practische ondervinding; - zijn gedrag ten allen tijde zonder reproche; - zijne levenswijze eenvoudig en sober; - zijn oordeel gezond en het fond van zijn karakter geheel soldaat."
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