Soejadi (3 January 1888 – 23 November 1953) was an Indonesian aristocrat and politician who served as the Regent of

Sidoarjo Sidoarjo Regency ( jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦢꦲꦂꦗ, Kabupatèn Sidaharja) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya city and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regency ...

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senator from

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, and member of the

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Early life

Soejadi was born on 3 January 1888 in the

Surakarta Sunanate Surakarta Sunanate ( id, Kasunanan Surakarta; jv, ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦑꦱꦸꦤꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦁꦫꦠ꧀, ''Kasunanan/Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat''; nl, Soerakarta) was a Javanese monarchy centred in the city of ...

, which at that time was part of the

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. Soejadi began his education at the ''Hollandsche-Indische School'' (HIS) and ''Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren'' (OSVIA). He graduated from OSVIA in 1909.

Career

From 1909 until 1910, Soejadi was appointed the ''Mantri'' (employee) for agriculture, and from 1910 until 1912, he was appointed a ''Mantripolitie'' (indigenous civil servant). After that, from 1912 until 1917, Soejadi became the ''Asisten Wedana'' (subdistrict head) in Panekan, Magelang. From 1917 until 1918, Soejadi began his brief career in the judiciary. He became an ''adjunct'' (deputy) prosecutor and as a ''Fiscaal-Griffier'' (tax clerk). After that, Soejadi returned to his previous job as a civil servant. Soejadi went back to study in ''Bestuurschool'' (Dutch school for civil servants) from 1918 until 1920. After he graduated from the ''Bestuurschool'', Soejadi was reappointed a subdistrict head

Ponorogo Ponorogo Regency ( id, Kabupaten Ponorogo; jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦤꦫꦒ, translit=Kabupatèn Pånårågå) is a regency (''kabupaten'') of East Java, Indonesia. It is considered the birthplace of Reog Ponorogo, a traditional Indone ...

from 1920. He was promoted in 1921 and became the Wedana (district head) in Ngawi and Madiun from 1921 and 1927. He was promoted again in 1927 and became the ''Patih'' (regency secretary) of Madiun. On 27 September 1933, Soejadi became the Regent of Ponorogo. The office was held until his appointment as a senator on 16 February 1950. After the dissolution of the United States of Indonesia, the senate was dissolved. All senators automatically became members of the

. Soejadi was inaugurated for the office on 16 August 1950.

Death

Soejadi died on 23 November 1953 in

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...

Personal life

Soejadi was married to Raden Ayu Adipati Aryo Soesilawati-Soejadi. The couple had 7 children.

References

Bibliography

* * * * {{Citation, last1 =Widodo, first1 =Dukut Imam , last2 = Nurcahyo, first2=Henri, title = Sidoardjo tempo doeloe, date=August 2013, publisher=Pemkab Sidoardjo , url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1NLICnCeF14C 1888 births 1953 deaths People from Surabaya