The Netherlands Antilles included two groups of islands :
- The Benedenwindse Eilanden (Leeward Islands) :
Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao
- The Bovenwindse Eilanden (Windward Islands) (1) :
Saba, Sint Eustachius and (the southern part of) Sint Maarten.
(1) As the namegiving is different in Dutch, the Netherlands Windward
Islands are located to the north, in the middle of the former British
Leeward Islands.
They all were - formally at least - Spanish possessions until conquered by
the Dutch in the course of the 17th century.
Afterwards they changed hands several times and only after 1815 was the Dutch
sovereignty no longer contested by France or the UK.
Each island group formed a separate dependency until 1848 and from 1828 to
1848 all islands were part of the Government General of the West Indies
which also included Netherlands Guyana/Suriname.
From 1848 to 1919 each island formed one administrative unit. In 1919 Saba,
Sint Eustachius and Sint Maarten were united into one administration.
Aruba was conquered by the Dutch in 1634.
Administrators
Gezaghebbers
(the literal translation of "gezaghebber" would be "authority holder")
1866 - 1871 Jan Helenus Ferguson 1826 - 1908
1871 - 1876 Willem Melanchton Bennebroek Gravenhorst
1876 - 1883 Jan Hendrik Rudeloff Beaujon 1838 - 1930
1883 - 1888 David Gäerste Willemsz. 1841 - 1898
1888 - 1897 Jacob Thielen II 1834 - 1915
1897 J. G. Lampe*
1897 - 1899 Johannes Adriaan de Veer 1853 - 1899
1899 - 1901 Jacob Thielen II* (2x)
1901 - 1909 Gerard Raven Zeppenfeldt 1863 -
1909 - 1911 ...
1911 - 1920 Hendrik Johannes Beaujon 1870 -
1920 - 1928 Jan Frederik "Frits" Quast 1875 -
1928 - 1945 Isaac Wagemaker 1884 -
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Bonaire was conquered by the Dutch in 1642.
Administrators
Gezaghebbers
1866 - 1871 Eduard Denis Ernest van den Bossche
1871 ...*
1871 - 1873 Jan Helenus Ferguson s.a.
1873 - 1881 John George Louis Illidge van Romondt
1881 - 1885 Johan Hendrik Waters Gravenhosrt
1885 - 1889 Vincent Rogers van Romondt
1889 - 1910 Arend Evert Johannes van den Brandhof
1910 - 1920 Jacob Achilles Petrus Thielen
1920 J. Herrera*
1920 - 1921 Carel Pieter de Haseth
1921 - 1923 Richard Johannes Hensi Beaujon Jr.
1923 - 1927 Johan Hendrik Perret Gentil Lz.
1927 - 1928 William Rufus Plantz 1... - 1984
1928 - 1935 Herman Bernard Cornelis Schotborgh
1935 - 1939 Johan Marin Statius van Eps
1939 - 1943 Pieter Hendrik van Leeuwen
1943 - 1952 Xavier Henri Charles Marie Krugers
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Curaçao was conquered by the Dutch in 1634.
The island had no separate administration in this period, being directly
governed by the governors of the Netherlands Antilles.
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Saba was conquered by the Dutch in 1640.
It became a dependency of Sint Maarten in 1919.
Administrators
Gezaghebbers
1863 - 1875 Mozes Leverock 1... - 1875
1875 - 1880 Jan Jacob Beaujon Quast 1... - 1880
1880 Johan W. Hassell*
1880 - 1881 Johan Hendrik Waters Gravenhorst s.a.
1881 - 1882 ...*
1882 - 1883 Marius Lodewijk Statius van Eps 1... - 1883
1883 Johan W. Hassell* (2x)
1883 - 1885 Jacques Joseph Jonckheer
1885 - 1888 Jacob Thielen (II) s.a.
1888 - 1895 Abraham Jan Cornelius Brouwer 1... - 1919
1895 - 1897 Johannes Adriaan de Veer s.a.
1897 - 1898 Gerard Raven Zeppenfeldt s.a.
1898 - 1899 Thomas Holm*
1899 - 1907 Hendrik Johannes Beaujon s.a.
1907 - 1908 Jacob Achilles Petrus Thielen*
1908 Thomas Holm* (2x)
1908 - 1917 Pieter Lourens Gorsira
1917 - 1918 Antoine Raven Beaujon*
1918 - 1919 Willem Anne Constant Willemsen*
Deputy Administrators
Plaatsvervangende Gezaghebbers
In 1919, when the island became subordinated to Sint Maarten, the Island
Receivers (Ontvangers) became ex-officio deputy administrators.
1919 - 1920 Q. L. Rigaud
1920 - 1921 Johan Hendrik Peiliker Schrils
1921 - 1927 Willem Frederik Meinhardt Lampe 1896 - 1973
1927 - 1930 Xavier Henri Charles Marie Krugers s.a.
1930 - 1932 Hendrik Anthonius Hessling
1932 - 1933 Jonkheer Willem de Brauw
1933 - 1935 Xavier Henri Charles Marie Krugers (2x)
1935 Anthony Hendrik Marinus van Weel
1935 - 1936 Jonkheer W. de Brauw
1936 - 1937 Anthony Hendrik Marinus van Weel (2x)
Sub Administrators
Ondergezaghebbers
1937 - 1939 Anthony Hendrik Marinus van Weel s.a.
1939 - 1943 Xavier Henri Charles Marie Krugers s.a.
1943 P. E. Nassy
1943 - 1950 Maximiliaan Joseph Huith
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Sint Eustachius was conquered by the Dutch in 1636.
It became a dependency of Sint Maarten in 1919.
Administrators
Gezaghebbers
1870 - 1877 Melville Wood Cruger
1877 - 1885 Theophilus George Groebe (2x) 1... - 1919
1885 - 1888 Jacques Joseph Jonckheer s.a.
1888 - 1894 Paul Faarup
1894 Theophilus George Groebe (3x)
1894 - 1902 Abraham Jan Cornelis Brouwer s.a.
1902 Theophilus George Groebe (4x)
1902 - 1919 Gerrit Johan van Grol 1867 - 1950
Deputy Administrators
Plaatsvervangende Gezaghebbers
In 1919, when the island became subordinated to Sint Maarten, the Island
Receivers (Ontvangers) became ex-officio deputy administrators.
1919 - 1924 B. I. Mussenden
1924 - 1926 R. F. Baay
1926 - 1927 E. D. van Exel (a physician, not the island receiver)
1927 - 1930 E. J. S. Kruythoff (a teacher, not the island receiver)
1930 - 1933 Xavier Henri Charles Marie Krugers s.a.
1933 - 1935 A. M. Schütte
1935 - 1937 A. J. van Werkhoven
Sub Administrators
Ondergezaghebbers
1937 - 1939 A. J. van Werkhoven
1939 - 1943 M. M. B. J. Erens
1943 - 1949 Charles Ernest Wilfred Voges
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The southern part of Sint Maarten was conquered by the Dutch in 1631. (2)
In 1919 it became the center of the administration of the Bovenwindse
Eilanden which also included Saba and Sint Eustachius.
(2) The northern and major part was French (Saint Martin). The frontier
between the two parts was fixed in 1648.
Administrators
Gezaghebbers
1870 - 1871 Robert van Romondt*
1871 - 1883 Eduard Denis Ernest van de Bossche s.a.
1883 Diederik Charles van Romondt* (2x)
1883 - 1885 Jan Hendrik Rudeloff Beaujon
1885 - 1889 Theophilus George Groebe s.a.
1889 - 1891 Jan Hero Adriaan van Daalen
1891 - 1893 Frans Johannes Olivier
1893 - 1894 Diederik Charles van Romondt* (3x)
1894 - 1901 Joseph Möller
1901 - 1918 Abraham Jan Cornelis Brouwer s.a.
1918 - 1919 Frits Koenraad Thielen
1919 - 1920 G. J. Tijmstra*
1920 A. W. de Haseth*
1920 - 1923 J. van der Zee Rz.
1923 - 1927 Richard Johannes "Hensi" Beaujon Jr.
1927 C. F. Boskaljon*
1927 - 1930 Willem Frederik Meinhardt Lampe* s.a.
1930 - 1943 Johan Diderich Meiners
1943 - 1947 Pieter Hendrik van Leeuwen
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