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'''Pieter Merkus''' (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1841 to 1844.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vjomex5sldnk/p_pieter_merkus Mr. P. (Pieter) Merkus], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.</ref> He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-JZMAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=M.+P.+Merkus+Molucca&source=bl&ots=CjmV0L4wiI&sig=G06r8-yKPDjGkImHG2lMtiz5H4w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMI7eTh9JygxwIVzNYeCh2WCQPO#v=onepage&q=M.%20P.%20Merkus%20Molucca&f=false Accounts and papers, Volume 21]; Volume 26 by Great Britain House of Commons pages 71, 72</ref>
'''Pieter Merkus''' (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1841 to 1844.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vjomex5sldnk/p_pieter_merkus Mr. P. (Pieter) Merkus], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.</ref> He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-JZMAAAAcAAJ&dq=M.+P.+Merkus+Molucca&pg=PA71 Accounts and papers, Volume 21]; Volume 26 by Great Britain House of Commons pages 71, 72</ref>


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Pieter Merkus
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
1841–1844
Preceded byCarel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp
Succeeded byJoan Cornelis Reynst
Personal details
Born(1787-03-18)18 March 1787
Naarden, Dutch Republic
Died2 August 1844(1844-08-02) (aged 57)
Surabaya, Dutch East Indies

Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844.[1] He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Mr. P. (Pieter) Merkus, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ Accounts and papers, Volume 21; Volume 26 by Great Britain House of Commons pages 71, 72
Political offices
Preceded by Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
1841–1844
Succeeded by