Willem Poolman | |
Office: | Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast |
Term Start: | 6 June 1822 |
Term End: | 14 June 1823 |
Predecessor: | Librecht Jan Temminck |
Successor: | Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe |
Birth Date: | 1778 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast |
Willem Poolman (born 8 October 1778 – 14 June 1823) was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator on the Gold Coast.[1]
Willem Poolman was born in Amsterdam to Willem Poolman senior and Catharina Groen. He became a military officer and was eventually installed Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast on 31 December 1821. Poolman arrived in Elmina on 28 May 1822 and was installed on 6 June.[2] Willem Poolman died in office on 14 June 1823.
Willem Poolman married Elsje Harmsen in 1803. Their son Willem Poolman junior (1809–1873) was a member of parliament and founder of the Netherlands East Indies Railway Company.