Otto van Rees

Dutch politician

Otto van Rees


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	(1823-01-04)4 January 1823 Culemborg, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died	10 March 1892(1892-03-10) (aged 69) Arnhem, Netherlands

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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Political offices
Preceded by Hendrikus Octavius Wichers (interim)	Minister of Colonial Affairs 1879	Succeeded by Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller
Preceded by Charles Jean François Mirandolle	Speaker of the House of Representatives 1881–1884	Succeeded by Eppo Cremers
Preceded by Frederik s'Jacob	Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1884–1888	Succeeded by Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk

Ministers of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands (1848–1945)

Rijk
Baud
Van den Bosch
Pahud
Mijer
Rochussen
Lotsy*
Van Kraaijenburg
Loudon
Uhlenbeck
Betz*
Van de Putte
Mijer
Trakranen
Hasselman
De Waal
Brocx
Van Bosse
Van de Putte
Van Oldenaller
Mees
Van Bosse
Wichers*
Van Rees
Van Oldenaller
De Brauw
Willem Frederik van Erp Taalman Kip*
Franciscus Gerard van Bloemen Waanders
August Willem Philip Weitzel*
Jacobus Petrus Sprenger van Eyk
Levinus Wilhelmus Christiaan Keuchenius
Æneas Mackay
Willem Karel van Dedem
Jacob Hendrik Bergsma
Jacob Theodoor Cremer
Titus van Asch van Wijck
Johannes Willem Bergansius*
Idenburg
Fock
Heemskerk*
Idenburg
De Waal Malefijt
Pleyte
Rambonnet*
Pleyte
Idenburg
De Beerenbrouck*
De Graaff
Colijn*
Welter
Koningsberger
De Graaff
Colijn
Welter
Cornelis van den Bussche
Welter
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Van Mook
*denotes interim

v t e Governors-general of the Dutch East Indies
Company appointed (1610–1800)	Both (1610–1614) Reynst (1614–1615) Reael (1615–1619) Coen (1619–1623) De Carpentier (1623–1627) Coen (1627–1629) Specx (1629–1632) Brouwer (1632–1636) Van Diemen (1636–1645) Van der Lijn (1645–1650) Reyniersz (1650–1653) Maetsuycker (1653–1678) Van Goens (1678–1681) Speelman (1681–1684) Camphuys (1684–1691) Van Outhoorn (1691–1704) Van Hoorn (1704–1709) Van Riebeeck (1709–1713) Van Swoll (1713–1718) Zwaardecroon (1718–1725) De Haan (1725–1729) Durven (1729–1732) Van Cloon (1732–1735) Patras (1735–1737) Valckenier (1737–1741) Thedens (1741–1743) Van Imhoff (1743–1750) Mossel (1750–1761) Van der Parra (1761–1775) Van Riemsdijk (1775–1777) De Klerck (1777–1780) Alting (1780–1797)
Government appointed (1800–1948)	Van Overstraten (1796–1801) Siberg (1801–1805) Wiese (1805–1808) Daendels (1808–1811) Janssens (1811) Gillespie (1811) Raffles (1811–1816) Fendall Jr. (1816) Van der Capellen (1816–1826) Du Bus, De Kock (1826–1830) Van den Bosch (1830–1833) Baud (1833–1836) De Eerens (1836–1840) Van Hogendorp (1840–1841) Merkus (1841–1844) Reynst (1844–1845) Rochussen (1845–1851) Van Twist (1851–1856) Pahud (1856–1861) Van de Beele (1861–1866) Mijer (1866–1872) Loudon (1872–1875) Van Lansberge (1875–1881) s'Jacob (1881–1884) Van Rees (1884–1888) Pijnacker Hordijk (1888–1893) Van der Wijck (1893–1899) Rooseboom (1899–1904) Van Heutsz (1904–1909) Idenburg (1909–1916) Limburg-Stirum (1916–1921) Fock (1921) De Graeff (1926–1931) De Jonge (1931–1936) Van Starkenborgh (1936–1942) Van Mook (1942–1948) Beel (1948–1949) Lovink (1949)

Governors-general of the Dutch East Indies

Company
appointed
(1610–1800)

Both (1610–1614)
Reynst (1614–1615)
Reael (1615–1619)
Coen (1619–1623)
De Carpentier (1623–1627)
Coen (1627–1629)
Specx (1629–1632)
Brouwer (1632–1636)
Van Diemen (1636–1645)
Van der Lijn (1645–1650)
Reyniersz (1650–1653)
Maetsuycker (1653–1678)
Van Goens (1678–1681)
Speelman (1681–1684)
Camphuys (1684–1691)
Van Outhoorn (1691–1704)
Van Hoorn (1704–1709)
Van Riebeeck (1709–1713)
Van Swoll (1713–1718)
Zwaardecroon (1718–1725)
De Haan (1725–1729)
Durven (1729–1732)
Van Cloon (1732–1735)
Patras (1735–1737)
Valckenier (1737–1741)
Thedens (1741–1743)
Van Imhoff (1743–1750)
Mossel (1750–1761)
Van der Parra (1761–1775)
Van Riemsdijk (1775–1777)
De Klerck (1777–1780)
Alting (1780–1797)

Government
appointed
(1800–1948)

Van Overstraten (1796–1801)
Siberg (1801–1805)
Wiese (1805–1808)
Daendels (1808–1811)
Janssens (1811)
Gillespie (1811)
Raffles (1811–1816)
Fendall Jr. (1816)
Van der Capellen (1816–1826)
Du Bus, De Kock (1826–1830)
Van den Bosch (1830–1833)
Baud (1833–1836)
De Eerens (1836–1840)
Van Hogendorp (1840–1841)
Merkus (1841–1844)
Reynst (1844–1845)
Rochussen (1845–1851)
Van Twist (1851–1856)
Pahud (1856–1861)
Van de Beele (1861–1866)
Mijer (1866–1872)
Loudon (1872–1875)
Van Lansberge (1875–1881)
s'Jacob (1881–1884)
Van Rees (1884–1888)
Pijnacker Hordijk (1888–1893)
Van der Wijck (1893–1899)
Rooseboom (1899–1904)
Van Heutsz (1904–1909)
Idenburg (1909–1916)
Limburg-Stirum (1916–1921)
Fock (1921)
De Graeff (1926–1931)
De Jonge (1931–1936)
Van Starkenborgh (1936–1942)
Van Mook (1942–1948)
Beel (1948–1949)
Lovink (1949)

v t e Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Boreel van Hogelanden Van Endegeest Van Goltstein Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Van Reenen Dullert Mirandolle Van Rees Cremers Mackay Cremers Beelaerts van Blokland Gleichman Mackay Röell Van Bylandt Van Nispen tot Sevenaer Goeman Borgesius Fock Koolen Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Van Schaik Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Aalberse Van Schaik Kortenhorst Van Thiel Vondeling Dolman Deetman Bukman Van Nieuwenhoven Weisglas Verbeet Van Miltenburg Arib Bergkamp Bosma