Van Hall was a member of the Amsterdam {{lang|nl|[[schutterij]]}}, serving as [[second lieutenant]] from April 1862, as [[first lieutenant]] from November 1864, and as [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]] from July 1866.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010790196:mpeg21:a0001 |work=[[Staatscourant]] |page=1 |title=Nederlanden |trans-title=Netherlands |date=3 May 1862 |via=[[Delpher]] |number=105 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010805048:mpeg21:a0001 |work=Utrechtsch Provinciaal en Stedelijk Dagblad |title=Utrecht, Zaturdag 19 November |trans-title=Utrecht, Saturday 19 November |date=19 November 1864 |number=276 |page=1 |via=[[Delpher]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010113433:mpeg21:p002 |work=[[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant]] |title=Binnenland |trans-title=Domestic |date=17 July 1866 |via=[[Delpher]] |page=2 |number=195 }}</ref> He became a Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]] in 1882 and a Knight of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] in 1899.<ref name=”parl”/>{{sfn|Algemeen Handelsblad 21 September|1882}}
Van Hall was a member of the Amsterdam {{lang|nl|[[schutterij]]}}, serving as [[second lieutenant]] from April 1862, as [[first lieutenant]] from November 1864, and as [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]] from July 1866.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010790196:mpeg21:a0001 |work=[[Staatscourant]] |page=1 |title=Nederlanden |trans-title=Netherlands |date=3 May 1862 |via=[[Delpher]] |number=105 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010805048:mpeg21:a0001 |work=Utrechtsch Provinciaal en Stedelijk Dagblad |title=Utrecht, Zaturdag 19 November |trans-title=Utrecht, Saturday 19 November |date=19 November 1864 |number=276 |page=1 |via=[[Delpher]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010113433:mpeg21:p002 |work=[[Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant]] |title=Binnenland |trans-title=Domestic |date=17 July 1866 |via=[[Delpher]] |page=2 |number=195 }}</ref> He became a Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]] in 1882 and a Knight of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] in 1899.<ref name=”parl”/>{{sfn|Algemeen Handelsblad 21 September|1882}}
Van Hall died in Amsterdam on 18 December 1900, aged 64.<ref name=”parl”/> His funeral was attended by family and friends and representatives of the many organizations to which he had contributed.{{sfn|Algemeen Handelsblad 22 December|1900}}
died in Amsterdam on 18 December 1900, aged 64.<ref name=”parl”/> of | 22 December1900}}
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* {{cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010126432:mpeg21:p001 |work=Algemeen Handelsblad |title=Verkiezing Eerste Kamer |date=19 February 1896 |ref={{sfnref|”Algemeen Handelsblad 19 February”|1896}} }}
* {{cite news |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000172216:mpeg21:p003 |work=Nederlandsche Staatscourant |title=Staten-Generaal |date=12 July 1899 |ref={{sfnref|”Nederlandsche Staatscourant 12 July”|1899}} }}
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Dutch lawyer, private banker and politician (1836–1900)
Maurits Cornelis van Hall (Dutch: [ˈmʌurɪts fɑn ˈɦɑl]; 31 January 1836 – 18 December 1900) was a Dutch lawyer, banker and politician. He was involved in founding several companies.
Early life and education
Van Hall was born on 31 January 1936 in Amsterdam into a family of regenten, as the son of lawyer Anne Maurits van Hall and Suze van Schermbeek.[1] He had a younger sister called Johanna and a younger brother called Floris. His father joined the 1834 Dutch Reformed Church split, bringing him into conflict with his family and the ruling elite. His father died of tuberculosis in 1838, and his mother took the children to her hometown of Utrecht. They lived on the Weerdsingel. Van Hall’s mother died in 1844, also of tuberculosis, and the children were subsequently under care of their godparents: their grandfather, Maurits, who was a lawyer, poet, and politician, and their uncle, Floris, who was a minister and chairman of the Council of Ministers.[7][8] Van Hall was raised with his siblings by his aunt in Utrecht.
Between 1853 and 1858, he studied Roman and contemporary law in Utrecht.[1]
Career
He became a lawyer in Amsterdam after his studies, and he mostly represented industrial, financial, and cultural enterprises from the Dutch East and West Indies.[1] When the Dutch Credit and Deposit Bank, a precursor of BNP Paribas, was established in April 1863, Van Hall was a minor participant with 50 shares of Æ’250.[10] He became its secretary, and the bank merged in 1872 to become the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. Van Hall headed its Amsterdam office, located on the Herengracht, until at least 1899.[1]
He held several secondary positions, such as state commissioner of the Entrepotdok starting in 1884 and as heemraad of Rijnenburger Grift around 1889. He was a member of the executive board of the Society for the Public Benefit and the supervisory board of the Zeeland Steamship Company.[1]
As one of his ventures, Samuel Sarphati (1813–1866) was heavily involved in founding the Nederlandsche Crediet- en Deposito Bank. He also founded the Amstel Hotel in 1867. Maurits was one of the members of the committee that founded the Amstel Hotel company.[11] It would have a share capital of 600,000 guilders divided in 500 guilder shares. Maurits took two shares, but unlike the other members of the committee, he was not mentioned on the top of the list.[12]
More than a decade before the foundation of the Amstel Hotel, Sarphati had founded the association Vereniging voor Volksvlijt (Association for industry) in 1852. In February 1857, this led to the foundation of the public company “Paleis van Volksvlijt” with the purpose of raising 1,000,000 guilders to build the Paleis voor Volksvlijt, modelled after The Crystal Palace.[13] In April 1867, Maurits became a member of the supervisory board of the Paleis van Volksvlijt.[1][14]
In 1867, Maurits was mentioned as a member of the supervisory board of the Nederlandsche Onderlinge Brandwaarborg Maatschappij.
In 1868, the Bischofsheim Association became operational. The charity was not associated with a religion, which was exceptional at the time.[citation needed] Maurits was its treasurer. In 1873, Maurits stepped down as treasurer.
A wealthy man
In the 1860s, Maurits must have become wealthy. Starting in the 1870s, he suddenly appears as a major participant in multiple ventures. In these ventures, he was also immediately appointed as a member of the board or the supervisory board.[citation needed]
In December 1870, Maurits participated in the ‘Maatschappij tot droogmaking en exploitatie der Tienhovense en Maarsseveense Plassen’. It had 800 shares of 1,000 guilders. With 46 shares, Van Hall’s participation was significantly bigger than his previous participations. He also immediately became a member of the executive board.[17]
In 1876, the Vereniging voor de Effectenhandel (association for trading in securities) was founded as a merger of two previous associations. In July, Maurits was appointed as a member of its board.[18]
In March 1880, Maurits was one of the founders of the ‘Nederlandsche Verzekering Maatschappij tegen de risico van onderlingen Waarborg’. It had 100 shares of 1,000 guilders, and Maurits and three others each took 25 shares. This company was related to the Nederlandsche Onderlinge Brandwaarborg Maatschappij.[19]
In 1860, Maurits was one of the founders of the ‘Nederlandsche Bell Telephoon Maatschappij’. He took ten of the 600 shares of 1,000 guilders. Maurits also became a member of the supervisory board of this company.[20]
In April 1882, the company Wester Suikerraffinaderij was founded. Maurits took 45 of the 800 shares of 1,000 guilders each.
In 1887, Maurits became one of the five directors of the Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij.[22]
In 1888, Maurits was one of the fifteen members of an association called Koninklijke Vereeniging Het Nederlandsch Tooneel. The 15 members of the association brought in 90,000 guilders, making it possible for the association to do business. A management board did the actual management of the activities, which consisted of performances in the theaters of Amsterdam and The Hague, and possibly other places.[23]
In 1890, the Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam burned down. At the time building a new theater was not considered to be the responsibility of the municipality (and its taxpayers). In March 1890, Maurits participated in an initiative by six persons to found a company to build a new city theater. It would be a small company with 100,000 guilders in shares and a 900,000 guilders loan.[24]
Politics
Van Hall was associated with liberalism, in contrast to his more moderate grandfather Maurits and uncle Floris.[1] Nominated by the association Burgerplicht, he was a member of the Amsterdam chamber of commerce between 1883 and 1890, including as vice president from 1885 onward.[1][25] He was sworn into the Provincial Council of North Holland on 4 July 1883 following his election in the Amsterdam electoral district. Van Hall secured a second term in May 1889, and he served on the council until 12 April 1896.[1][26][27]
Maurits made several attempts to get into the Senate. In May 1894, such an attempt failed, even though he got quite close.[28] Van Hall was elected to the Senate on behalf of North Holland in February 1896, and he took his seat on 13 April.[1][29] In 1899, he was re-elected.[30] He was chairperson of the petitions committee.[1] While in the Senate, Van Hall had throat cancer, and he could only breathe through a silver tube in his trachea. He never spoke on the Senate floor, despite attending all debates. He died in office.[1]
Personal life
Van Hall was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.[1] He married Debora Cremer Eindhoven (1843–1906), who originated from the north of the Netherlands, on 2 August 1864 in Zwolle.[1] They had nine children and lived in the Gouden Bocht in Amsterdam at Herengracht 475. His grandchildren include politician, banker, and resistance member Gijs van Hall.[1]
Van Hall was a member of the Amsterdam schutterij, serving as second lieutenant from April 1862, as first lieutenant from November 1864, and as captain from July 1866.[33][34][35] He became a Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau in 1882 and a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 1899.[1][36]
He died in Amsterdam on 18 December 1900, aged 64, and he was buried at Westerveld cemetery.[1][37]
