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Alexander Gogel
(1765-1821)


Other names: Isaac Jan Alexander
[W77]

Honours and decorations

Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion, 1812
(Netherlands)[W77]
Commander of the Legion of Honour, 1811 (France)
[H77]
Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1811 (France)
[H77]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Union, 1807
(Netherlands)[W77]
Knight of the Legion of Honour, 1806? (France)
[H77]
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
(Netherlands)[W77]

Positions Held

State councillor extraordinary (for the State Council), 1821[W77]
French intendant-general for Finance and Treasury in Holland, 1810-13[W77]
Extraordinary member of the State Council (Conseil d'Etat) in Paris, 1810-14[W77]
Member of the Council of Holland to Paris Affairs, 1810[W77]
Extraordinary member of the State Council, 1809-10[W77]
Minister of Finance (under the French), 1806-09[W77]
Secretary of State for Finance, 1805-06[W77]
Commissioner of the National Lending Bank in Amsterdam, 1802-03[W77]
Agent for Internal affairs (acting), 1798[W77]
Agent for Foreign affairs (acting), 1798[W77]
Agent for Finance, 1798-1801[W77]
Commissioner of the Lending Bank in Amsterdam, 1795-98[W77]

Biographical

Settled in Amsterdam and founded the firm Gogel, Pluvinot and Gildemeester in 1791.[W77]
Joined the Patriot Party.[O4F]
One of the founders of the National Bank[O4F]
A merchant in Amsterdam since 1801.[W77]
Member of the 1806 deputation sent to France attempting to persuade Napoleon from establishing a monarchy in the Netherlands.[O4F]
Designed Holland's first national tax system, 1805.[W77]
Went to France after the revolution, 1813, but returned in 1814 and retired in Overveen.[O4F]

Place of birth: Vught[W77]
Place of marriage: Amsterdam or The Hague[P50]
Place of burial: Bloemendaal[W77]

 

 

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