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James Loudon (politician)

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Monarch
  
William III

Preceded by
  
Pieter Mijer


Name
  
James Loudon

Resigned
  
1875

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Prime Minister
  
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Schelto van Heemstra

Preceded by
  
Jean Pierre Cornets de Groot van Kraaijenburg

Born
  
8 June 1824 The Hague, Netherlands (
1824-06-08
)

Role
  
Former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Died
  
May 31, 1900, The Hague, Netherlands

Previous office
  
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1872–1875)

Succeeded by
  
Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge

Jonkheer James Loudon (8 June 1824 – 31 May 1900) was a Dutch politician. He was Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra cabinet (1861–1862), King's Commissioner in South Holland (1862–1871), and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1872–1875). He was the father of politician John Loudon.

The ship Gouverneur Generaal Loudon (1875) was named after him.

He was made a Jonkheer in 1884.

Honors

  • Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1860)
  • Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1862)
  • Grand Officer in the Order of the Oak Crown (1868)
  • Grand Cross in the Order of the Oak Crown (1871)
  • Knight First Class in the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (1879)

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