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Albert Wijfferinghe

1585–1653WIC director · Colonial administrator · Other colonial · WIC principal shareholder · WIC shareholder

Life

  1. 1585
    Born
  2. 1602
    Kocht in 1602 de borg te Lettelbert (later Valkenborg); in 1636 als eigenaar vermeld
  3. 1618–1625
    Gezworen meente (1618-1619, 1621-1622, 1624-1625)
    [1]probably
  4. 1619–1625
    Gezworen keurheer (1619, 1625)
    [1]probably
  5. 1619–1624
    Provinciale rekenkamer
    [1]probably
  6. 1620–1649
    Raadsheer (1620, 1628-1629, 1632-1633, 1636-1637, 1639-1640, 1642-1643, 1646-1649)
    [1]probably
  7. 1620
    Raadskeurheer
    [1]probably
  8. 1622–1653
    Director of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber; burgomaster
  9. after 1622
    Zetel van de WIC-kamer Stad en Lande in het West-Indisch Huis aan de Munnekeholm: kantoor, archief en vergaderingen (vanaf 1622 tot de opheffing van de WIC) (Bewindhebber)
  10. from 1624
    In WIC service outside the province: 'kan thuis niet gemist worden', had to return within three weeks, otherwise the chamber would send someone else
  11. 1625–1627
    Ambtman van het Gorecht
    [1]probably
  12. 1627–1653
    Burgemeester (1627, 1649-1650, 1653)
    [1]probably
  13. 1628
    Taalman van de gezworen meente
    [1]probably
  14. from 1629
    Chosen by the Heren XIX for Groningen as a member of the Political Council in Brazil, not released
    [1][2][3]probably
  15. 1630–1635
    Raad van State (voor de stad) (1630-1631, 1634-1635)
    [1]probably
  16. 1638–1648
    Gedeputeerde Staten (voor de stad) (1638, 1641, 1644-1645, 1648)
    [1]probably
  17. from 1643
    Principal shareholder of the WIC Stad en Lande chamber (list of 23 June 1643, f 6000)
  18. from 1647
    Took part for the Stad en Lande chamber in the discussions (besogne) on the charter; held a Generality office in The Hague
  19. 1648–1652
    Hoofdman (1648, 1651-1652)
    [1]probably
  20. 1653
    Died
  21. Delegate to the meeting of the Heren XIX (WIC)
  22. Shareholder of the WIC Amsterdam chamber (subscription the heirs later overlooked; lists 1792-1795)
    [1]probably

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