Colonial Heads of Dutch Gold Coast
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[edit] List of Colonial Heads of the Dutch Gold Coast Settlements
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Suzerainty | |||
| 1598 | First Dutch Gold Coast Settlements | ||
| 9 June 1702 to 5 November 1705 | Willem de la Palma, Director-General | ||
| 5 November 1705 to 10 October 1708 | Pieter Nuyts, Director-General | ||
| 10 October 1708 to 14 August 1709 | Henrikus van Wiessel, Governor | ||
| 14 August 1709 to 16 April 1711 | Adriaan Schoonheidt, Director-General | ||
| 16 April 1711 to 11 June 1716 | Hieronimus Haring, Director-General | ||
| 11 June 1716 to 9 April 1718 | Robberts Abraham Engelgraef, Director-General | ||
| 9 April 1718 to 14 October 1722 | Willem Bullier, Director-General | ||
| 14 October 1722 to 28 May 1723 | Abraham Houtman, Director-General | ||
| 28 May 1723 to 14 December 1723 | Mattheus de Kraane, Governor | ||
| 14 December 1723 to 11 March 1727 | Pieter Valkenier, Director-General | ||
| 11 March 1727 to 6 March 1730 | Robert Norri, Director-General | ||
| 6 March 1730 to 13 March 1734 | Jan Pranger, Director-General | ||
| 13 March 1734 to 21 February 1736 | Antonius van Overbeek, Director-General | ||
| 15 October 1736 to 16 March 1740 | Martinus François des Bordes, Director-General | ||
| 16 March 1740 to 7 March 1741 | François Barbrius, Governor | ||
| 8 March 1741 to 11 April 1747 | Baron Jacob de Petersen, Director-General | ||
| 11 April 1747 to 14 July 1754 | Jan van Voorst, Director-General | ||
| 14 July 1754 to 24 October 1755 | Nikolaas van der Nood de Gieterre, Director-General | ||
| 24 October 1755 to 16 January 1758 | Roelof Ulsen, Governor | ||
| 16 January 1758 to 12 March 1759 | Lambert Jacob van Tets, Director-General | ||
| 13 March 1759 to 2 March 1760 | Jan Pieter Theodor Huydecooper, Director-General | 1st Term | |
| 2 March 1760 to 11 July 1763 | David Pieter Erasmi, Director-General | ||
| 11 June 1763 to 31 August 1764 | Henrick Walmbeck, Governor | ||
| 11 September 1764 to 8 June 1767 | Jan Pieter Theodor Huydecooper, Director-General | 2nd Term | |
| 8 June 1767 to 10 June 1769 | Jan Pieter Theodor Huydecooper, Governor-General | ||
| 10 June 1769 to 11 April 1780 | Pieter Woortman, Director-General | ||
| 10 May 1780 to 30 December 1780 | Jacobus van der Puye, Governor | ||
| 30 December 1780 to 12 March 1784 | Pieter Volkmar, Director-General | ||
| 15 March 1784 to 14 February 1785 | Gilles Servaas Gallé, Governor-General | 1st Term | |
| 14 February 1785 to 26 May 1786 | Adolph Thierens, Director-General | ||
| 2 June 1786 to 24 August 1787 | Gilles Servaas Gallé, Governor-General | 2nd Term | |
| 8 September 1788 to 19 March 1790 | Lieven van Burgen van der Gryp, President | 1st Term | |
| 19 March 1790 to 23 March 1794 | Jacobus de Veer, Director-General | ||
| 26 May 1794 to 10 January 1795 | Lieven van Burgen van der Gryp, President | 2nd Term | |
| 10 January 1795 to 3 June 1796 | Otto Arnoldus Duim, Governor | ||
| 10 August 1796 to 1 May 1798 | Gerhardus Hubertus van Hammel, Director-General | ||
| 8 May 1798 to 1801 | Cornelis Ludewich Bartels, Director-General | ||
| 1801 to 28 April 1804 | Cornelis Ludewich Bartels, Governor-General | ||
| 28 April 1804 to 15 June 1805 | Izaak de Roever, President | ||
| 16 June 1805 to 21 July 1807 | Pieter Linthorst, Governor-General | ||
| 21 July 1807 to 11 August 1808 | Johannes Petrus Hoogenboom, President | ||
| 12 August 1808 to 23 February 1810 | Jan Frederik Koning, Governor-General | ||
| 23 February 1810 to 1 March 1816 | Abraham de Veer,Commandant-General | ||
| 1 March 1816 to 22 April 1818 | Herman Willem Daendels, Governor-General | ||
| 22 April 1818 to 10 January 1820 | Frantz Christian Eberhard Oldenborg, Governor-General | ||
| 10 January 1820 to 27 July 1821 | Johannes Oosthout, Commander | ||
| 27 July 1821 to 11 January 1823 | Frederick Frans Ludewich Ulrich Last, acting Commander | 1st Term | |
| 11 January 1823 to 6 May 1823 | Librecht Jan Temmink, acting Commander | ||
| 6 May 1823 to 14 May 1824 | Willem Poolman, Commander | ||
| 14 May 1824 to 25 December 1824 | Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe, Jr., acting Commander | ||
| 25 December 1824 to 2 January 1825 | Johan David Carel Pagenstecher, acting Commander | ||
| 2 January 1825 to 12 November 1826 | Frederick Frans Ludewich Ulrich Last, acting Commander | 2nd Term | |
| 12 November 1826 to 4 October 1828 | Jacobus van der Breggen Paauw, acting Commander | ||
| 4 October 1828 to 17 April 1833 | Frederick Frans Ludewich Ulrich Last, Commander | 3rd Term | |
| 17 April 1833 to 17 May 1833 | Jan Thieleman Jacobus Cremer, acting Commander | ||
| 17 May 1833 to 2 February 1834 | Eduard Daniel Leopold van Ingen, acting Commander | ||
| 2 February 1834 to 16 March 1834 | Marthinus Swarte, acting Commander | ||
| 16 March 1834 to 2 December 1836 | Christian Ernst Lans, Commander | ||
| 2 December 1836 to 28 October 1837 | Hendrikus Jacobus Tonneboeijer, acting Commander | ||
| 29 October 1837 to 5 August 1838 | Anthony van der Eb, acting Commander | ||
| 5 August 1838 to 7 March 1840 | Hendrik Bosch, Governor | ||
| 7 March 1840 to 1846 | Anthony van der Eb, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1846 to 1847 | Willem George Frederik Derx, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1847 to 1852 | Anthony van der Eb, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1852 to 1856 | Hero Schomerus, Governor | ||
| 1856 to 1865 | P.J. Runchel, Governor | ||
| 1856 to 1857 | Willem George Frederik Derx, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1857 | Jules Felicine Romain Stanislas van den Bossche, Governor | ||
| 1857 to 1862 | Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas, Governor | 1st Term | |
| 1862 to 1865 | Henry Alexander Elias, Governor | ||
| 1865 to 1866 | A. Magnin, Governor | ||
| 1866 to 1867 | Willem Hendrik Johan van Idzinga, Governor | ||
| 1867 to 1869 | Georg Pieter Willem Boers, Governor | ||
| 1869 to 1871 | Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas, Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 1871 to 1871 | Jan Albert Hendrik Hugenholz, Governor | ||
| 1871 to 21 February 1871 | Jan Helenus Fergusson, Governor | ||
| 21 February 1871 | Gold Coast Settlements sold to Britain and incorporated into the Gold Coast Colony | ||
