Petrus Albertus van der Parra

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Petrus Albertus van der Parra was an 18th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

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Petrus Albertus van der Parra canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial administrator
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
VOC official
human
affiliation Dutch East India Company
birthDate 1714-09-29
birthPlace Colombo
Dutch Ceylon
causeOfDeath natural causes
chronologicalContext 18th century
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1775-12-28
deathPlace Batavia
Dutch East Indies
employer Dutch East India Company
endTime 1775-12-28
ethnicGroup Dutch people
familyName van der Parra
father Albertus van der Parra
givenName Albertus
Petrus
governedTerritory Dutch East Indies
languageSpoken Dutch
memberOf Council of the Indies
mother Catharina van der Voort
nativeLanguage Dutch
notableFor influence on VOC colonial policy in the 18th century
long tenure as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
notableWork administration of the Dutch East Indies
occupation colonial administrator
politician
officeEnd 1775
officeStart 1761
partOf Dutch colonial empire
positionHeld Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
member of the Council of the Indies
precededBy Jacob Mossel
religion Dutch Reformed Church
residence Batavia
spouse Jacoba Elisabeth Mossel
Maria Jacoba van Gollenesse
startTime 1761-05-15
succeededBy Jeremias van Riemsdijk
workLocation Batavia
Dutch East Indies

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Jeremias van Riemsdijk predecessor Petrus Albertus van der Parra
Petrus Albertus van der Parra father Albertus van der Parra
linked to: Petrus Albertus van der Parra