Jules van den Bossche
| Jules Felicine Romain Stanislas van den Bossche | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
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In office 1857–1858 | |
| Preceded by | Willem George Frederik Derx |
| Succeeded by | Cornelis Nagtglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 4, 1819 Mons, United Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Died |
January 12, 1889 (aged 69) Aden, Yemen |
Jules Felicine Romain Stanislas van den Bossche (4 September 1819 – 12 January 1889) was a Dutch military officer and colonial government official. He was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast between 1857 and 1858 and member of the Council of the Dutch East Indies, the government of the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Biography
Van den Bossche was born in Mons, which was then situated in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, to Jean Bernard van den Bossche and Marie Cathérine Navéau.[1] He made a career in the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies, becoming a clerk in the office of the assistant resident of Pontianak and later in the office of the resident at Palembang. When stationed at the latter place, he was promoter to controller and took part in the Palembang Highlands Expeditions. Between 1852 and 1857, Van den Bossche served as assistant resident in Tebing-Tinggi.[1]
When he was on home leave in the Netherlands in 1857, Van den Bossche was appointed governor of the Dutch Gold Coast, where he only served until 1858. In 1859, Van den Bossche returned to the colonial administration of the Dutch East Indies, serving as resident of consecutively Bangka Island and Besoeki, before becoming governor of Sumatra's West Coast in late 1862. In 1868, he was appointed a member of the Council of the Dutch East Indies, the cabinet of the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.[1]
Van den Bossche retired from service in 1871, and lived his later years in The Hague. Together with several Dutch partners, he involved himself in private business in the Dutch East Indies. While on his way to oversee the building and exploitation of a coal mine and railway line in Central Sumatra, he died aboard the French mail ship Djemnah near Aden, Yemen.[1]
Personal life
Van den Bossche had at least one son on the Gold Coast, named Albert van den Bossche.[1] John Van den Bossche is his great grandson
Decorations
- Order of the Netherlands Lion (1852, Knight)
- Military William Order (1850, Knight 4th Class)