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Louis Bothenius

1677–1738WIC shareholder

Life

  1. 1677
    Born
  2. 12 August 1677
    Baptised
  3. 1701–1717
    Secretary of the council
    [1]probably
  4. 1711
    Stained glass in the Der Aa-kerk with name and arms as city secretary (1711-1712, lost)
  5. 1717–1724
    Councillor (1717-1718, 1720-1721, 1723-1724)
    [1]probably
  6. 1719
    States General (Staten-Generaal) (for the city)
    [1]probably
  7. from 1720
    Councillor; city representative who personally took over the city's share in the first subscription of 1720
  8. 1722–1725
    Council of State (Raad van State) (for the city) (1722, 1725)
    [1]probably
  9. 1725–1737
    Hoofdman (1725, 1728-1729, 1732-1733, 1736-1737)
    [1]probably
  10. 1726–1738
    Burgomaster (1726-1727, 1730-1731, 1734-1735, 1738)
    [1]probably
  11. 1726
    Delegated councillor of the Ommelanden
    [1]probably
  12. 1730–1738
    Scholarch of the Latin schools (1730, 1734, 1738)
    [1]probably
  13. 1738
    Died
  14. Included in appendix 2 of the thesis as 'directly related to slavery'; nature of the involvement not stated in the text

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