Willem Gerrit van de Poll
Willem Gerrit van de Poll (born November 25, 1763 in Amsterdam , † December 19, 1836 in The Hague ) was a Dutch politician, financial expert and the first president of the Dutch trading company .
Van de Poll was the son of Mr. Jan van de Poll and AM Dedel , descendants of old Dutch patrician families . He studied at the University of Leiden . In 1781 he volunteered in the sea battle on the Dogger Bank against the English. Van de Poll married Agnes Johanna Hendrika Graafland, daughter of Joan Graafland , in 1786 . The couple had five children, including their son Willem Gerard van de Poll . In 1786 van de Poll was appointed secretary of the Suriname Society. His family was heavily involved in commercial banking and mortgage business , especially from 1770 onwards, when it granted loans to plantation owners in Suriname . After he had trained his successor Willem Six, he resigned from his office in 1786.
From 1800 the family lived in the old patrician house Herengracht 518, today's Museum Haus Geelvinck-Hinlopen . During the period of the Batavian Republic he held various positions in the navy, banking and justice. In 1813 the family moved to The Hague.
Van de Poll was raised to the new Dutch nobility in 1817 and was a member of the Second Chamber of the States General from 1818 to 1824 . In 1824 he was a co-founder of the Dutch trading company and its first president. After his resignation as President, he was a member of the First Chamber of the States General from 1827 to 1836 .
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| SURNAME | Poll, Willem Gerrit van de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poll, Willem Gerrit Jonkheer van de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician, first president of the Dutch trading company |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1836 |
| Place of death | The hague |