Tan Eng Goan
| Tan Eng Goan, Majoor der Chinezen | |
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| Kapitein der Chinezen of Batavia | |
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In office 1828–1837 |
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| Preceded by | Kapitein Ko Tiang Tjong |
| Succeeded by | Elevation to Majoor der Chinezen |
| Constituency | Batavia |
| Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia | |
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In office 1837–1865 |
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| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat |
| Constituency | Batavia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 1802 (aged -71–-70) Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Relations | Kapitein Tan Yap Long (uncle) |
| Children | Kapitein Tan Soe Tjong (son) |
| Parents | Kapitein Tan Ping Long (father) |
| Occupation | Majoor der Chinezen, bureaucrat |
| Religion | Chinese religion |
Tan Eng Goan, 1st Majoor der Chinezen (born in Batavia in 1802 - died in Batavia in 1872) was a bureaucrat and landlord, who served as the first Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia (now Jakarta), capital of colonial Indonesia. This was the highest-ranking Chinese position in the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies.
Born in 1802, Majoor Tan Eng Goan came from an old family of the baba bangsawan, or Chinese gentry of colonial Java. Many members of his family served as Chinese officers in the colonial bureaucracy. He was the son of Kapitein Tan Ping Long (Luitenant in Batavia from 1792 to 1809 and Kapitein from 1809 to 1812), and a nephew of Kapitein Tan Yap Long (appointed Luitenant in 1810, and Kapitein in 1811). The family owned the particuliere land (private domain) of Kramat.
Tan Eng Goan was elevated to the rank of a Luitenant in 1827. In 1829, he succeeded Ko Tiang Tjong as Kapitein der Chinezen of Batavia. At that time in Batavia, the post of Kapitein der Chinezen was the highest Chinese position in the colonial administration. In 1837, Kapitein Tan Eng Goan was further raised to the newly created rank of Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia.
His mayoralty was affected by his financial troubles. Most damaging were the scandalous crimes of passion, masterminded by the playboy Oey Tamba Sia, son of the Majoor's friend and financial backer, Luitenant Oey Thoa. The Majoor's debt to Oey's father prevented him from acting with more authority in restraining the playboy's behaviour from going out of control.
Majoor Tan Eng Goan served in office until 1865, when he submitted his request to resign. The former Majoor was allowed to bear his official title following resignation.
Majoor Tan Eng Goan died in 1872.
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