Hendrik Merkus de Kock

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Kock, not Kock.

Hendrik Merkus de Kock
Portrait by Cornelis Kruseman, c. 1826–1845
Member of the Senate
In office 1 July 1842 – 12 April 1845
Monarch	William II
Minister of the Interior
In office 1 December 1836 – 1 June 1841
Monarchs	William I William II
Preceded by	Hendrik Jacob van Doorn
Succeeded by	William Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Lieutenant
In office 2 January 1826 – 16 January 1830
Monarch	William I
Governor-General	Leonard du Bus de Gisignies
Preceded by	Godert van der Capellen
Succeeded by	Johannes van den Bosch
Personal details
Born	(1779-05-25)25 May 1779 Heusden, Dutch Republic
Died	12 April 1845(1845-04-12) (aged 65) The Hague, Netherlands
Parents	Johannes Conradus de Kock (father) Maria Petronella Merkus (mother)
Relatives	Charles Paul de Kock (brother)
Military service
Allegiance	Batavian Republic Dutch East Indies
Branch/service	Batavian Navy Dutch East Indies Army
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Diponegoro War
Awards	Military William Order

Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock (25 May 1779 – 12 April 1845) was a Dutch military officer, colonial administrator and politician who served as lieutenant governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1826 to 1830. He also served as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841.

Life

Hendrik Merkus de Kock was born on 25 May 1779 in Heusden, Dutch Republic. His father was Jean Conrad de Kock, a banker who was guillotined in Paris, and his mother was Maria Petronella Merkus.

In 1801, he joined the Batavian Navy, and by 1807 was posted to the Dutch East Indies. In 1821 he commanded a military expedition to Palembang to suppress a local uprising. Later, as Lieutenant Governor-General (1826–1830), De Kock led the fight against Prince Diponegoro in the Java War.

The triumphant commander was declared a baron in 1835, and served in the Dutch Government as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841. He was Minister of State from 1841 to 1845. He remained a member of the First Chamber of parliament until his death. He died in The Hague on 12 April 1845.

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  De Kock's fleet conquering Palembang in 1821, by Louis Meijer
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  The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock (1830) by Nicolaas Pieneman

Honors

• Knight in the Order of the Union (1807)
• Commander in the Order of the Union (1808)
• Commander in the Order of the Reunion (1812)
• Knight 3rd Class Military William Order (1815)
• Commander Military William Order (1821)
• Grand Cross Military William Order (1830)
• Grand Cross Order of the Netherlands Lion (1841)

External links

• Media related to Hendrik Merkus Baron de Kock at Wikimedia Commons