HOGENDORP, GIJSBERT KAREL VAN

(1762–1824)

In 1787, van Hogendorp was appointed pensionary of Rotterdam. As an ardent adherent of the Orangist party, he had to resign from office after the Batavian Revolution of 1795. During the Batavian Re public, the Kingdom of Holland, and French occupation (1795– 1813), he refused to accept any public office. After the Restora tion, however, van Hogendorp was appointed president of the com mittees that were to draft new written constitutions (in 1814 and 1815). Afundamental difference of opinion between him and King William I about the character of responsible government caused them to drift apart. After a short term as minister of foreign affairs (1813–1814) and as vice president of the Council of State (1814– 1816), van Hogendorp was elected a member of the Second Cham ber of the States General. He was a critic of the government and advocated a more liberal policy, including free trade, responsible government, and the extension of the right to vote. He was made a count in 1815.