Burchard Joan Elias Explained

Burchard Joan Elias
Office:Governor of the Dutch West Indies
Term Start:15 November 1842
Term End:16 July 1845
Predecessor:Philippus de Kanter
Successor:Philippus de Kanter
Birth Date:1799 7, df=y
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Spouse:Cornelia Dorothea Adelheid Scholten van Aschat
Lidie Henriëtte Scholten van Aschat

Burchard Joan Elias (12 July 1799 – 1 May 1871) was the last Governor-General of the Dutch West Indies, a colony that existed between 1828 and 1845 as a merger of Surinam and Curaçao and Dependencies. After Elias left office, the colony was again split. Before his governorship, Elias served as resident of Cirebon (1830–1838) and as Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Colonies (1838–1842).[1]

Biography

Burchard Joan Elias was born in Amsterdam to Gerbrand Elias and Henriëtte Alexandrine Adélaïde von Deneken. In 1823, he married Cornelia Dorothea Adelheid Scholten van Aschat. After her death in 1836, he married her sister Lidie Henriëtte Scholten van Aschat in 1837.

Burchard Joan Elias was the father of Henri Alexander Elias, who served as Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: B.J. Elias . Parlementair Documentatiecentrum . 4 March 2017.