Isaac de Roever (circa 1760 – 18 October 1812) was a Dutch politician, who served as acting governor-general of the Dutch Gold Coast between 28 April 1804 and 16 June 1805, and as

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Biography

Isaac de Roever was born in

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to Gerard de Roever and Sibilla Heesen. He was baptised on 16 October 1760. De Roever made a career in the colonial administration of the

Dutch Gold Coast The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Bezittingen ter Kuste van Guinea'') was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1612. ...

. He became acting governor-general of the Dutch Gold Coast after the death of governor-general Cornelius Ludwich Bartels on 18 April 1804. During his term in office, he was summoned to answer his superiors in the

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for "excessive behaviours". De Roever served until 16 June 1805, when he was relieved by

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so that he could recover from illness in the

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. This appointment proved controversial, however, as it was done by the Small Council in

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, without the presence of the resident of

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, who was the more senior resident on the Gold Coast and the more logical successor of De Roever. König protested the procedure, but nevertheless accepted the decision made. In 1810, Isaac de Roever bought the ''

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'' of Meergenoegen in

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near

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from . Farret probably had to sell his estate because of financial problems caused by Napoleon's ''

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'' of Dutch government bonds. De Roever subsequently became mayor of Diemen. When

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visited

in 1811, he stayed at Meergenoegen. Isaac de Roever died on 18 October 1812 on Meergenoegen.

Personal life

Isaac de Roever married Anna Margaretha Staring. After her death he married Susanna Maria Heddingh on 12 September 1811. He had a daughter named Maria Isabella Wilhelmina de Roever from his second marriage. Because Isaac de Roever and Susanna Maria Heddingh married with separation of property, Maria Isabella Wilhelmina de Roever became the sole heir to Isaac de Roever's estate.

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roever, Isaac de 1760 births 1812 deaths Colonial governors of the Dutch Gold Coast