Frederik van de Poll
Frederik van de Poll (born September 28, 1780 in Bloemendaal , † November 13, 1853 in Utrecht ) was a Dutch politician.
His parents were the Amsterdam mayor Harmen van de Poll and Margaretha Johanna. The Van de Poll family was a patrician family from the city of Amsterdam . He was married to Elisabeth van Vollenhoven and afterwards to Clara Catharina Bonn, from which two marriages had eight sons and eight daughters. Van de Poll sat in the government of Amsterdam from 1814. In 1826 he became a member of the Second Chamber of the States General , a function which he combined with that of Mayor of Amsterdam until 1829. In 1836 he was removed from office because of riots that accused him of embezzlement. In 1839 Van de Poll returned to Parliament and called for the Haarlemmermeer to be drained . In 1840 he was appointed governor of the province of Utrecht . But in 1853 Van de Poll, who was perceived as too conservative, was deposed by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke , thanks to his great popularity in Utrecht .
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| SURNAME | Poll, Frederik van de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mayor of Amsterdam, Governor of Utrecht |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bloemendaal |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1853 |
| Place of death | Utrecht |