Jacobus Spoors ( Hazerswoude, 14 September 1751 –

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, 3 April 1833) was a Dutch politician ( Patriot party) in the

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Career

*Attorney, Leiden, since 1777 *Member for Leiden, '' Provisionele Representanten van het Volk van Holland'', 26-01-1795 - *Member, ''Comité van Waakzaamheid van Holland'', 1795 *'' advocaat-fiscaal'' (prosecutor)'' Comité tot de Zaken van de Koloniën en Bezittingen op de kust van Guinea en in Amerika'', 13-10-1795 - 10-02-1798A.o. Court-martial of captain E. Lucas in the case of the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay in 1796. * ''agent'' (government minister) ''Agentschap van Marine'' (Department of the Navy), 10-02-1798 - 06-1798 * Member Intermediair Uitvoerend Bewind, 13-06-1798 - 17-08-1798 *'' agent'', ''Agentschap van Marine'', 25-12-1798 - 17-10-1801 *Member Staatsbewind of the Batavian Republic, 21-10-1801 - 29-04-1805

References

Sources

* (1948) ''Onze ministers sinds 1798'', N. Samsom

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Jacob Spoors
1751 births 1833 deaths 18th-century Dutch lawyers Members of the Dutch Patriots faction People from Hazerswoude {{Netherlands-politician-stub