Willem Rooseboom

Willem Rooseboom (9 March 1843 – 6 March 1920) was a Dutch Major General and politician. He was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1899 until 1904.^[1]

Portrait of Willem Rooseboom (1905)

Mrs Rooseboom, H.Th. de Booij, Governor-General W. Rooseboom and Mrs. de Booij on the steps of the Governor-General's country residence in Cipanas on the road from Cianjur to Buitenzorg (Bogor)

Willem Rooseboom
Willem Rooseboom in 1899
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office 1899–1904
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck
Succeeded by	Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz
Personal details
Born	(1843-03-09)9 March 1843 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	6 March 1920(1920-03-06) (aged 76) The Hague, Netherlands

References

1. 1899. Egbert Broer Kielstra. Willem Rooseboom, benoemd gouverneur generaal van Nederlands Indië. Eigen Haard. Pages 436-438.

External links

• Media related to Willem Rooseboom at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck	Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1899–1904	Succeeded by Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz