Willem Karel van Dedem

Willem Karel van Dedem (1895)

Willem Karel Baron van Dedem (born July 6, 1839 in Heerde , Gelderland Province , † April 2, 1895 in Calcutta , British India ) was a Dutch lawyer and liberal politician of the Liberal University , who after a career as a lawyer in the Dutch East Indies Mayor of Hoorn , member of the Second Chamber of the States General and chairman of the Indian Cooperative (Indisch Genootschap) was. Between 1891 and 1894 he served as Minister for the Colonies in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Gijsbert van Tienhoven and during this time he prepared the legislation in the field of decentralization in the Dutch East Indies.

Life

Studies, lawyer in the Dutch East Indies and Mayor of Hoorn

After attending school on September 19, 1856, Van Dedem began studying Roman law and Dutch law at the University of Leiden , which he completed on June 19, 1861. At the same time there was his doctorate in law with a dissertation on the subject of Over de intrekking der recepissen uitgegeven krachtens de publicatie van de Gouverneur-Generaal van Nederlandsch Indië van 4 februari 1846 . In addition to his studies at the University of Leiden, he also studied Indology at the Royal Academy in Delft by 1861 and then worked as a first-class legal clerk in civil administration in the Dutch East Indies between 1861 and 1862. In 1862 he left the public service and took up a position as a lawyer and later as a public prosecutor in Semarang , which he ended in 1873.

After his return to the Netherlands, van Dedem began his political career in local politics in 1873 and was initially a member of the local council of Hoorn before he became mayor of Hoorn on July 16, 1875, succeeding Willem Christiaan Jan de Vicq. He held this position for more than 16 years and was replaced by AE Zimmerman on August 21, 1891.

MP and Minister

In addition to his career in local politics, van Dedem was elected member of the parliament ( Provinciale Staten ) of the province of Noord-Holland for the Liberals on July 7, 1880 and was a member of this as a representative of the constituency of Hoorn until August 21, 1891.

Furthermore, on September 21, 1880, he was also elected a member of the Second Chamber of the States General, where he represented the constituency of Hoorn for the first time until October 11, 1884 . He was between November 17, 1884 and May 18, 1886, from July 14, 1886 to August 17, 1887, between September 19, 1887 and March 27, 1888, and most recently from May 1, 1888 to May 21, 1887. August again member of the Second Chamber for the constituency of Hoorn .

The politician of the Liberale Unie was also chairman of the Indian Cooperative (Indisch Genootschap) from 1881 to 1886 . For his many years of service he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dutch Lion in May 1884 .

On August 21, 1891 he was appointed Minister for the Colonies (Minister van Koloniën) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Gijsbert van Tienhoven and held this ministerial office until May 9, 1894. During this time, he prepared the legislation in the field of decentralization in Dutch-speaking countries. India before.

Van Dedem, who was also appointed Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau , was a brother-in-law of Willem Hendrik de Beaufort , who was also a member of the Second Chamber of the States General between 1891 and 1897.

Fonts

• Over de intrekking der recepissen uitgegeven krachtens de publicatie van de Gouverneur-Generaal van Nederlandsch Indië van 4 februari 1846 , dissertation 1861.

Web links

• CV in Parlement & Politiek
• PC Molhuysen / PJ Blok (editor): Dedem, Willem Karel baron van , in: Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek , part 1, Leiden 1911