James Loudon (politician)
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Jonkheer James Loudon |
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James Loudon in 1875
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| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
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In office 1 January 1872 – 26 March 1875 |
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| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Pieter Mijer |
| Succeeded by | Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
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In office 14 March 1861 – 31 January 1862 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Schelto van Heemstra |
| Preceded by | Jean Pierre Cornets de Groot van Kraaijenburg |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Hendrik Uhlenbeck |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 June 1824 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 31 May 1900 (aged 75) The Hague, Netherlands |
Jonkheer James Loudon (8 June 1824 – 31 May 1900) was a Dutch politician. He was Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra cabinet (1861–1862), King's Commissioner in South Holland (1862–1871), and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1872–1875). He was the father of politician John Loudon.
The ship Gouverneur Generaal Loudon (1875) was named after him.
He was made a Jonkheer in 1884.
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