Cornelis Nagtglas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCornelis Nagtglas
Dutch politician
Date of Birth: 16-May-1814
Place of Birth: Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of Death: 19-Jan-1897
Profession: politician
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Cornelis Nagtglas
- Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas (16 May 1814 – 19 January 1897) was a Dutch politician and civil servant, who made a career in the administration on the Dutch Gold Coast.
- After originally beginning his career at the rather advanced age of 36, he was promoted through the ranks to eventually become Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1858.
- He retired to the Netherlands in 1862, but returned to the Gold Coast as governor in 1869, to restore order in the embattled colony.
- In 1871, he left the Gold Coast again, one year before the transfer of the colony to the United Kingdom.
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