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Monarch
  
Monarch
  
William IWilliam II


Name
  
Hendrik de

Resigned
  
April 12, 1845

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Preceded by
  
Hendrik Jacob, Baron van Doorn

Full Name
  
Hendrik Merkus de Kock

Born
  
25 May 1779Heusden, Dutch Republic (
1779-05-25
)

Role
  
Dutch member of Parliament

Died
  
April 12, 1845, The Hague, Netherlands

Succeeded by
  
Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye

Hendrik merkus de kock


Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (25 May 1779 – 12 April 1845) was a Dutch military general, minister, and senator.

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Hendrik Merkus de Kock was born on 25 May 1779 in Heusden in the Republic of the United Netherlands. His father was Johannes Conradus de Kock, a banker, and his mother was Maria Petronella Merkus.

In 1801, he joined the Batavian navy, and by 1807 was posted to the Dutch East Indies. In 1821 he commanded a military expedition to Palembang to suppress a local uprising. Later, as Lieutenant Governor-General (1826–1830), De Kock led the fight against Prince Diponegoro in the Java War.

The triumphant commander was declared a baron in 1835, and served in the Dutch government as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841. He was Minister of State from 1841 to 1845. He remained a member of the First Chamber of parliament until his death. He died in The Hague on 12 April 1845.

Honors

  • Knight in the Order of the Union (1807)
  • Commander in the Order of the Union (1808)
  • Commander in the Order of the Reunion (1812)
  • Knight 3rd Class Military William Order (1815)
  • Commander Military William Order (1821)
  • Grand Cross Military William Order (1830)
  • Grand Cross Order of the Netherlands Lion (1841)
  • References

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