Jacob Andries van Braam

Jacob Andries van Braam
President of the Council of the Indies
In office
1808–1811
Preceded byArnold Adriaan Buyskes
Succeeded byAbolished
Raad van Indië[a]
In office
16 January 1819 – 13 May 1820
Preceded byNew creation
Succeeded byHendrik Jan van de Graaff[1]
Personal details
Born
Jacob Andries van Braam

(1771-01-26)26 January 1771
Chin-Surah, Houghly, Dutch Bengal
Died12 May 1820(1820-05-12) (aged 49)
Batavia
NationalityDutch
Spouse
Ambrosia Wilhelmina van Rijck
(m. 1800)
Parents
  • Jacob Pieter van Braam (father)
  • Ursula Martha Fact (mother)
ResidenceHouse that later became Istana Negara (Jakarta)
ProfessionVOC Chief merchant
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Union

Jacob Andries van Braam (Chin-Surah, Houghly, Dutch Bengal, 26 January 1771 – Batavia, 12 May 1820) was a Dutch opperkoopman (chief merchant) of the VOC and member of the High Government of the Dutch East Indies.


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  1. ^ Kloot, M.A. van der (1862). "Opgave nopens de Hooge regering van Nederlandsch Indië, van 1816 tot 1860". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië (in Dutch). 8: 26. Retrieved 4 June 2023.