Paul van der Veen | |
Office: | Governor of Suriname |
Term Start: | 1696 |
Term End: | 1706 |
Successor: | Johan van Scharphuizen |
Birth Name: | Paul van der Veen Does |
Birth Date: | c.1660 |
Birth Place: | Gorcum, Netherlands |
Paul van der Veen Does (c. 1660 - 16 August 1733, Gorcum) was from 1696 to 1706 governor of Surinam, succeeding Johan van Scharphuizen. The next twenty-five years, until his death, he was a member of the board of the Society of Surinam.[1]
He was the son of Balthasar van der Veen and Susanna Pels. His uncle was Andries Pels, a rich Amsterdam banker and insurer. He married Anna van Gelre, a mayor's daughter from Zierikzee. His brother-in-law was Andries Boxel.