Cornelis Vaillant

Cornelis Vaillant
Governor of Suriname
In office
19 July 1816 – 1 April 1822
Preceded byWillem van Panhuys
Succeeded byAbraham de Veer
Personal details
Born
Cornelis Reinhard Vaillant

(1781-05-26)26 May 1781
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died9 January 1849(1849-01-09) (aged 67)
The Hague, Netherlands
Occupationlawyer, judge, governor

Cornelis Reinhard Vaillant (26 May 1781 – 9 January 1849) was a Dutch lawyer, judge, and colonial governor. He served as Governor of Suriname from 19 July 1816 until 1 April 1822, and as judge on the Supreme Court of the Netherlands from 1838 until 1849.