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Hieronymus Eyben

1603–1648WIC director · WIC principal shareholder · Colonial administrator · WIC shareholder

Life

  1. 1603
    Born
  2. 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)
  3. 1635–1637
    Orphan master (weesheer)
  4. 1638–1648
    Director of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber
    [1][2][3][4]probably
  5. 1638
    Bailiff (ambtman) of the Gorecht
  6. 1639–1646
    Councillor (1639-1640, 1642-1643, 1645-1646)
  7. 1641
    Admiralty at Dokkum
  8. from 1643
    Principal shareholder of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber (list of 23 June 1643, ƒ5.000)
    [1][2]probably
  9. 1643–1646
    Curator of the university (for the city) (1643, 1646)
  10. 1644
    Provincial Executive (Gedeputeerde Staten) (for the city)
  11. 1646–1648
    States General (Staten-Generaal) (for the city)
  12. 1647
    Burgomaster
  13. 1648
    Died
  14. President of the Council of Brazil
  15. Shareholder of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber (f 17:3:8); councillor and burgomaster
    [1]probably

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