Loudon (noble and patrician family)

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The Loudon are a Dutch family belonging to the nobility and patriciate .

timeline

The family came from the Scottish Lintrathen near Kirriemuir in County Angus . The progenitor is James Loudon, who was born in 1690. A descent from the family of the Earls of Loudoun from the Campbell clan , who came from the same area, is not proven despite the same coat of arms. In 1811 the factory owner Alexander Loudon came to the Netherlands from Java and in 1824 he was given Dutch citizenship . In 1884 the family was raised to the nobility with the nobility title Jonkheer . Various family members have played an important role in the founding and development of Shell .

people

  • Alexander Loudon (1789–1839), sugar and indigo manufacturer on Java
    • Alexander Loudon (1822–1868), Vice President of the Council of the Dutch East Indies
      • Alexander Loudon (1857–1921), Government Commissioner for Mining in the Dutch East Indies
    • James Loudon (1824–1900), colonial administrator and minister
      • John Loudon (1866–1955), Ambassador and Secretary of State
      • Hugo Loudon (1860–1941), co-founder of Shell
        • James Willem Loudon (1904–?)
        • John Hugo Loudon (1905–1996), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell, President of WWF international
        • Hugo Alexander Loudon (1908–1944)

Life

  • Nederlands Patriciaat . 1953, blz. 158 t / m 167

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