Jacobus Spoors Explained

Jacobus Spoors (Hazerswoude, 14 September 1751 – The Hague, 3 April 1833) was a Dutch politician (Patriot party) in the Batavian Republic.

Career

• Attorney, Leiden, since 1777
• Member for Leiden, Provisionele Representanten van het Volk van Holland, 26-01-1795 -
• Member, Comité van Waakzaamheid van Holland, 1795^[1]
• advocaat-fiscaal (prosecutor) Comité tot de Zaken van de Koloniën en Bezittingen op de kust van Guinea en in Amerika, 13-10-1795 - 10-02-1798^[2]
• agent (government minister) Agentschap van Marine (Department of the Navy), 10-02-1798 - 06-1798
• Member Intermediair Uitvoerend Bewind, 13-06-1798 - 17-08-1798
• agent, Agentschap van Marine, 25-12-1798 - 17-10-1801
• Member Staatsbewind of the Batavian Republic, 21-10-1801 - 29-04-1805

Sources

• (1948) Onze ministers sinds 1798, N. Samsom

External links

• Jacob Spoors

Notes and References

1. Reported on Etta Palm d'Aelders
2. A.o. Court-martial of captain E. Lucas in the case of the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay in 1796.