Henry Lucien de Vries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Lucien de Vries

Surinamese entrepreneur and politician

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1909

Place of Birth: Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1987

Profession: politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: Suriname

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henry Lucien de Vries (12 December 1909 – 6 April 1987) was a Surinamese politician and entrepreneur. De Vries was born in Paramaribo.
He studied economics at the Netherlands School of Economics and law at the University of Amsterdam.
He was also trained as an officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
In 1946, he joined De Surinaamsche Bank, where he became a member of the Management Board.
He served as the Chairman of the Staten of Suriname from 1947 to 1949.
He was Governor of Suriname from 1965 to 1968.