Thomas van Rhee (16 December 1634 – 31 March 1701) was a
Governor of Dutch Ceylon
The following is a list of governors of Dutch Ceylon. The Dutch arrived on the island of Ceylon on 2 May 1639. Parts of the island were incorporated as a colony administrated by the Dutch East India Company
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Career
In 1659, he arrived in
Batavia in the
Dutch East Indies. From 1674 until 1678, he worked in
Negapatnam
Nagapattinam (''nākappaṭṭinam'', previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval ...
. He was appointed Governor of
Dutch Ceylon on 19 June 1693, and held the post until 29 January 1695, when he became Council of India. He was succeeded by
Gerrit de Heere
Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657 – 26 November 1702) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon during its Dutch period.
Biography
De Heere was the son of Johan Gerritsz de Heere and Marritje Gerrits. From 1693 until 1694, he served as Chief ...
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1634 births
1701 deaths
17th-century Dutch colonial governors
Governors of Dutch Ceylon
People from Wijk bij Duurstede
Dutch East India Company people