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Otto van Rees
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
11 April 1884 – 29 September 1888
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byFrederik s'Jacob
Succeeded byCornelis Pijnacker Hordijk
Personal details
Born(1823-01-04)4 January 1823
Culemborg, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died10 March 1892(1892-03-10) (aged 69)
Arnhem, Netherlands

Otto van Rees (4 January 1823 – 10 March 1892) was a Dutch liberal politician and the Colonial Governor of the Dutch East Indies.

Van Rees was Minister of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands in 1879. He was president of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 22 September 1881 to 19 January 1884 and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies between 1884 and 1888.

Otto van Rees had the nickname ‘King Otto’ during the time he was the Colonial Governor in the Dutch East Indies.

References

  1. "Otto van Rees". Mijn Gelderland (in Dutch). Stichting Gelders Erfgoed. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. (in Dutch) O. (Otto) van Rees, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
  3. (in Dutch) .

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Political offices
Preceded byHendrikus Octavius Wichers (interim) Minister of Colonial Affairs
1879
Succeeded byWillem van Goltstein van Oldenaller
Preceded byCharles Jean François Mirandolle Speaker of the House of Representatives
1881–1884
Succeeded byEppo Cremers
Preceded byFrederik s'Jacob Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
1884–1888
Succeeded byCornelis Pijnacker Hordijk
Ministers of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands (1848–1945)
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
Governors-general of the Dutch East Indies
Company
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(1610–1800)
Government
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(1800–1948)
Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
House of Representatives of the Netherlands


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