Hendrik Merkus de Kock
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Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (25 May 1779 – 12 April 1845) was a Dutch military officer, colonial administrator and politician who served as lieutenant governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1826 to 1830. He also served as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841.[1]
Life
Hendrik Merkus de Kock was born on 25 May 1779 in Heusden, Dutch Republic. His father was Jean Conrad de Kock, a banker who was guillotined in Paris, and his mother was Maria Petronella Merkus.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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De Kock's fleet conquering Palembang in 1821, by Louis Meijer
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Honors
- Knight in the Order of the Union (1807)[1]
- Commander in the Order of the Union (1808)[1]
- Commander in the Order of the Reunion (1812)[1]
- Knight 3rd Class Military William Order (1815)[1]
- Commander Military William Order (1821)[1]
- Grand Cross Military William Order (1830)[1]
- Grand Cross Order of the Netherlands Lion (1841)[1]
References
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