Johannes Brons | |
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![]() Johannes Brons (1947) | |
Governor-General of Suriname | |
In office 26 July 1944 [1] – 5 July 1948 | |
Preceded by | Johannes Kielstra |
Succeeded by | Willem Huender |
President of the Colonial Estates | |
In office 1930 [2]–1935 [3] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Johannes Cornelis Brons 6 August 1884 The Hague, Netherlands |
Died | 12 May 1964 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 79)
Occupation | Judge, politician |
Johannes Cornelis Brons [a] (6 August 1884 – 12 May 1964) was a judge, Governor of Suriname from 1944 until 1948, and President of the High Court of Justice of Suriname.
Brons was born on 6 August 1884 in The Hague. He studied law at Leiden University, and received his doctorate in 1909. [3] Between 1909 and 1926, he worked as a lawyer and prosecutor in Rotterdam. [1]
In 1926, Brons went to Suriname, served on the High Court of Justice of Suriname, and became the president of the court in 1929. [3] He served until 1943. [4] In 1930, he was elected to the Colonial Estates, and subsequently became its President. [2] In 1935, he resigned from the Estates. [3]
Brons served as Acting Governor-General of Suriname from 16 August 1935 until 12 April 1936, September 1938 until January 1939, and again on 3 January 1944. [5] On 26 July 1944, [1] he was officially appointed Governor, and served until 5 July 1948. [5]
During his tenure as governor, Brons tried to reform suffrage which was limited to wealthy men. His first attempt was rejected by the Estates of Suriname. [6] His second attempt to award suffrage to all who had finished primary school passed in September 1945. [7] After his tenure, in July 1948, universal suffrage was established in Suriname. [8]
Between 1948 and 1949, Brons worked at the Dutch Embassy in Havana. He died on 12 May 1964 in The Hague, at the age of 79. [4]
Brons was commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau, and knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. [4]
In 1948, a square in Paramaribo which contained the Lanti Djari football field, was renamed Mr. Bronsplein in his honour. [9]
3 Jan 1944-26 July 1944 was not mentioned as Acting.