Jacob Borghorst

Jacob Borghorst

4th Commander of the Cape
In office 18 June 1668 – 25 March 1670
Preceded by	Cornelis van Quaelberg
Succeeded by	Pieter Hackius

Jacob Borghorst, also Borchorst, was the fourth Commander of the Dutch Cape Colony from 1668 to 1670. He was in ill health for most of his period as Commander, and left most of the administration to his subordinates. Borghorst and his family returned to the Dutch Republic in 1670.^[1]

References

↑ Rosenthal, Eric, Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Juta and Company Limited, Kaapstad en Johannesburg, 1978.

Commanders and Governors of the Cape Colony

	Commanders 1652–1691	Jan van Riebeeck Zacharias Wagenaer Cornelis van Quaelberg Jacob Borghorst Pieter Hackius Albert van Breuge Johan Bax van Herenthals Hendrik Crudop Simon van der Stel

	Governors 1691–1795	Simon van der Stel Willem Adriaan van der Stel Johannes Cornelis d’Ableing Louis van Assenburg Willem Helot Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes Jan de la Fontaine Pieter Gijsbert Noodt Jan de la Fontaine Adriaan van Kervel Daniël van den Henghel Hendrik Swellengrebel Ryk Tulbagh Joachim van Plettenberg Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn Joachim van Plettenberg Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Johannes Izaac Rhenius (Isaac Reinus) Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh & Simon Hendrik Frijkenius Abraham Josias Sluysken Those in italics were Acting Governors

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