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Wolter Wolthers

1630–1714WIC director

Life

  1. after 1622
    Seat of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber in the West-Indisch Huis on the Munnekeholm: office, archive and meetings (from 1622 until the dissolution of the WIC) (Bewindhebber)
  2. 1630
    Born
  3. 1663–1681
    Sworn council (gezworen meente) (1663-1664, 1666-1667, 1669-1670, 1672-1673, 1675-1676, 1678-1679, 1681)
  4. 1664–1680
    Sworn inspector (gezworen keurheer) (1664, 1671, 1679-1680)
  5. 1671–1679
    Secretary of the Gorecht
  6. 1679–1711
    Provincial audit office (rekenkamer) (1679, 1711)
  7. 1681–1710
    Admiralty at Harlingen (1681, 1710)
  8. 1682
    Drost of the Oldambt
  9. 1683–1696
    Councillor (1683-1684, 1686-1687, 1689-1690, 1692-1693, 1695-1696)
  10. 1685–1694
    Provincial Executive (Gedeputeerde Staten) (for the city) (1685, 1688, 1694)
  11. 1691–1714
    Director of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber
  12. 1696–1712
    Burgomaster (1696, 1699-1700, 1703-1704, 1707-1708, 1711-1712)
  13. 1697–1714
    Headman (hoofdman) (1697-1698, 1701-1702, 1705-1706, 1709-1710, 1713-1714)
  14. 1701
    Provincial Executive (Gedeputeerde Staten) (for the province)
  15. 1702–1709
    Provincial Executive (Gedeputeerde Staten)
  16. 1706
    Assessor of the military court (krijgsgerecht)
  17. 1707–1712
    Scholarch of the Latin schools (1707-1708, 1711-1712)
  18. 1712
    Stained-glass window in the Der Aa-kerk with name and arms as burgomaster (1712, lost)
  19. 1714
    Died

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