James Loudon (politician)

Jonkheer James Loudon
James Loudon in 1875
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office 1 January 1872 – 26 March 1875
Monarch	William III
Preceded by	Pieter Mijer
Succeeded by	Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 14 March 1861 – 31 January 1862
Prime Minister	Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Schelto van Heemstra
Preceded by	Jean Pierre Cornets de Groot van Kraaijenburg
Succeeded by	Gerhard Hendrik Uhlenbeck
Personal details
Born	(1824-06-08)8 June 1824 The Hague, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died	31 May 1900(1900-05-31) (aged 75) The Hague, Netherlands

Jonkheer James Loudon (8 June 1824 – 31 May 1900) was a Dutch politician. He was Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra cabinet (1861–1862), King's Commissioner in South Holland (1862–1871), and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1872–1875). He was the father of politician John Loudon.^[1]

The ship Gouverneur Generaal Loudon (1875) was named after him.

He was made a Jonkheer in 1884.^[1]

Honors

• Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1860)^[1]
• Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1862)^[1]
• Grand Officer in the Order of the Oak Crown (1868)^[1]
• Grand Cross in the Order of the Oak Crown (1871)^[1]
• Knight First Class in the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (1879)^[1]

References

1. (in Dutch) Mr. J. Loudon, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 18 January 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by Pieter Mijer	Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1872–1875	Succeeded by Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge