List of governors of Dutch Ceylon
List of Governors (1640–1796)
Acting Governor

List of governors of Dutch Ceylon

Section Title: List of Governors (1640–1796)
Table Section Text: Acting Governor

Portrait	Name	Birth	Death	Governor From	Governor Until

-	Willem Jacobszoon Coster	1590	21 Aug 1640	13 Mar 1640	1 Aug 1640

Jan Thyszoon Payart	1606	1 Aug 1640	24 Mar 1646

-	Joan Maetsuyker	14 Oct 1606	24 Jan 1678	24 Mar 1646	26 Feb 1650

Jacob van Kittensteyn	26 Dec 1653	26 Feb 1650	11 Oct 1653

Adriaan van der Meyden	11 Oct 1653	12 May 1660

-	Rijckloff van Goens	24 Jun 1619	14 Nov 1682	12 May 1660	1661

Adriaan van der Meyden (2nd time)	1661	1663

Rijckloff van Goens (2nd time)	24 Jun 1619	14 Nov 1682	1663	1663

Jacob Hustaert	27 Dec 1663	19 Nov 1664

Adriaen Roothaes (acting)	<1620	1672	19 Nov 1664	April 1665

Rijckloff van Goens (3rd time)	24 Jun 1619	14 Nov 1682	April 1665	1675

Ryklof van Goens de jonge	11 Jun 1642	14 May 1687	1675	2 Dec 1679

Laurens van Pyl	ca. 1634	18 Sep 1705	3 Dec 1679	19 Jun 1693

Thomas van Rhee	16 Dec 1634	31 Mar 1701	19 Jun 1693	29 Jan 1695

Paulus van Rhoo (acting)	29 Jan 1695	30 Jul 1695

Thomas van Rhee	16 Dec 1634	31 Mar 1701	9 Aug 1695	22 Feb 1697

Gerrit de Heere	1 Mar 1657	26 Nov 1702	22 Feb 1697	26 Nov 1702

Cornelis Joan Simons	<1660	1727	11 May 1703	22 Nov 1707

Hendrik Becker	3 Aug 1661	22 Aug 1722	22 Nov 1707	5 Dec 1716

Isaak Augustijn Rumpf	21 Nov 1673	11 Jun 1723	5 Dec 1716	11 Jun 1723

Arnold Moll (acting)	5 May 1675	10 Feb 1729	21 Jun 1723	12 Jan 1724

Johannes Hertenberg	15 Apr 1668	19 Oct 1725	12 Jan 1724	19 Oct 1725

Joan Paul Schaghen (acting)	2 Nov 1689	12 Dec 1746	19 Oct 1725	16 Sep 1726

Petrus Vuyst	1691	19 May 1732	16 Sep 1726	27 Aug 1729

Stephanus Versluys	20 Aug 1694	27 Feb 1736	27 Aug 1729	25 Aug 1732

Gualterus Woutersz (acting)	ca. 1670	5 Feb 1759	25 Aug 1732	2 Dec 1732

Jacob Christiaan Pielat	27 Aug 1692	3 Aug 1740	2 Dec 1732	27 Jan 1734

Diederik van Domburg	15 Oct 1685	7 Jun 1736	27 Jan 1734	7 Jun 1736

Jan Macaré (acting)	5 Jul 1686	8 Jan 1742	7 Jun 1736	23 Jul 1736

-	Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff	8 Aug 1705	1 Nov 1750	23 Jul 1736	12 Mar 1740

Willem Maurits Bruyninck	24 Jan 1689	12 Mar 1740	8 Jan 1742

Daniel Overbeek	13 Mar 1695	29 Jul 1751	8 Jan 1742	11 May 1743

Julius Valentyn Stein van Gollenesse	17 Feb 1691	13 Jan 1755	11 May 1743	6 May 1751

Gerard Joan Vreeland	27 Nov 1711	26 Feb 1752	6 May 1751	26 Feb 1752

Jacob de Jong (acting)	ca. 1700	ca. 1764	26 Feb 1752	10 Sep 1752

-	Joan Gideon Loten	16 May 1710	25 Feb 1789	10 Sep 1752	17 Mar 1757

Jan Schreuder	12 Feb 1704	16 Jan 1764	17 Mar 1757	17 Sep 1762

Lubbert Jan baron van Eck	26 Mar 1719	1 Apr 1765	17 Sep 1762	1 Apr 1765

Anthony Mooyart (acting)	6 Dec 1698	1 Jan 1767	13 May 1765	7 Aug 1765

Iman Willem Falck	25 Mar 1736	6 Feb 1785	7 Aug 1765	5 Feb 1785

Willem Jacob van de Graaf	28 May 1737	10 Mar 1804	7 Feb 1785	15 Jul 1794

-	Johan van Angelbeek	1727	2 Sep 1799	15 Jul 1794	16 Feb 1796

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