Johannes de Graaff
Johannes de Graaff | |
|---|---|
| Commander of Sint Eustatius and Dependencies | |
| In office 1776–1781 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Heyliger |
| Succeeded by | David Ogilvy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1729 |
| Died | 1813 (aged 83–84) Sint Eustatius |
| Party | Dutch States Party |
| Spouse | Maria Heyliger |
| Relations | Abraham Heyliger |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Signature | |
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Johannes de Graaff (1729–1813), also referred to as Johannis de Graeff in some documents, was a Dutch Governor of Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles representing the Dutch West India Company during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). The island was a major center of contraband smuggling gunpowder to the Americans when the Dutch Republic had an official policy of embargoing trade with the Americans.