Herman van Roijen (born 1871)

J. Herman van Roijen
Dutch Ambassador to the United States
In office
1927–1933
MonarchWilhelmina
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Prime MinisterDirk Jan de Geer
Preceded byHubert van Asch van Wijck
Succeeded byCaspar van Breugel Douglas
Dutch Ambassador to Spain
In office
1919–1927
MonarchWilhelmina
Prime MinisterPieter Cort van der Linden
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Dutch Ambassador to Italy
In office
1913–1919
MonarchWilhelmina
Prime MinisterCharles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Personal details
Born(1871-03-28)28 March 1871
Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Died31 August 1933(1933-08-31) (aged 62)
The Hague, South Holland, The Netherlands
Spouse
Albertina Taylor Winthrop
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(m. 1904)​
ChildrenJan Herman van Roijen Jr.
Robert Dudlen van Roijen
Parent(s)Jan Hermannus van Roijen
Anna Aleida van Engelen

Jan Herman van Roijen (28 March 1871 – 31 August 1933)[1] was a Dutch diplomat.

Early life

Jan Herman was born on 28 March 1871, in Zwolle, Overijssel. He was a son of Jan Hermannus van Roijen (1827–1883) and the former Anna Aleida van Engelen (1831–1911).[2] His father served as an Alderman of Zwolle.[3]

A member of the politically prominent Van Roijen family, his paternal grandparents were Senator Isaäc Antoni van Roijen and Anna Gesina van Engelen and his maternal grandparents were Nicolaas van Engelen and Margaretha Machteld Francina Badings.[4] Among his uncles were Hendricus Nicolaus van Roijen, Berend van Roijen (father of Isaac Antoni van Roijen, mayor of Hoogezand), and Stephanus Jacobus van Roijen (father of Isaac Antoni van Roijen, the mayor of Zwolle).[5]

Career

From 1905 to 1908, during the administration of Prime Minister Theo de Meester, he served as the Dutch chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom in London.[6] During Theo Heemskerk's tenure as prime minister from 1908 to 1913, Van Roijen was the Dutch Minister to the United States.[6]

From 1913 to 1919, he served as the Dutch Minister to Madrid under Prime Minister Pieter Cort van der Linden and Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, followed by Dutch Minister to Italy Rome from 1919 to 1927.[7] He again served as the Dutch Minister to the United States from 1927 to 1933.[6]

Upon his return to New York, he was honored by several Netherland Societies, including the Netherland-America Foundation.[8] In 1931, he brought Queen Wilhelmina's greetings to the 41st annual dinner of the Holland Society of New York.[9]

Personal life

On 17 May 1904, Van Roijen was married to Albertina Taylor Winthrop (1871–1934) at the residence of the bride's mother, 38 East 37th Street overlooking Park Avenue in New York City, by the Reverend William Reed Huntington, rector of Grace Church.[10] She was the daughter of banker Robert Winthrop and the former Kate Wilson Taylor (a daughter of Moses Taylor, a prominent railroad financier who served as president of National City Bank). Her brother, Beekman Winthrop, was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the Taft Administration, and her sister Katharine Taylor Winthrop, was the wife of U.S. Senator Hamilton Fish Kean.[11][12] Together, they were the parents of two sons:

  • Herman van Roijen (1905–1991), who also served as Dutch Ambassador to the United States. He married Anne Snouck Hurgronje.[13]
  • Robert Dudley van Roijen (1907–1981), a cattle farmer, Central Intelligence Agency official, and owner of Robert B. Luce Inc., a Washington publishing firm.[14] He married Hildegarde Portner Graham, half-sister of U.S. Ambassador to Austria John P. Humes, in 1938.[15]

While on his annual vacation back in Holland, Van Roijen died at his villa in The Hague on 31 August 1933.[16][1]

Descendants

Through his eldest son Jan Herman, he was a grandfather of four.[17] Through his son Robert, he was a grandfather of Peter Portner van Roijen, who was married to Beatrice Sterling Frelinghuysen (a daughter of U.S. Representative Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.), by the Right Reverend Anson Phelps Stokes, in 1970,[18] and Robert Dudley van Roijen Jr., who married Susan Emily Frelinghuysen (a daughter of author Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Jr.) in 1981.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "DUTCH MINISTER TO AMERICA DIES. Dr van Royen Had a Long Diplomatic Career". The Boston Globe. 31 August 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ Algemeen Nederlandsch familieblad (in Dutch). Bureau Groenendaal. 1903. p. 48. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ Who's Who in the Netherlands. Intercontinental. 1962. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ Het Leven en werken van Mr. Isaäc Antoni van Roijen, geboren te Vledder den 28sten maart 1800, overleden te Zwolle den 14 januarij 1868 (in Dutch). 1879. p. 19. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ Gouda, Frances (1995). Poverty and Political Culture: The Rhetoric of Social Welfare in the Netherlands and France, 1815-1854. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 108. ISBN 9780847679348. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Graaff, Bob de; Locher-Scholten, E. (2007). J.P. Graaf van Limburg Stirum, 1873-1948: tegendraads landvoogd en diplomaat (in Dutch). Waanders. ISBN 9789040084508. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ "To Be New Dutch Enovy.; J.H. Van Roijen Is Selected for Minister to the United States" (PDF). The New York Times. 13 September 1926. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. ^ "DINNER TO DUTCH MINISTER.; Dr. Roijen Honored by Netherland Societies at Biltmore" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 March 1927. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Holland Society Dines.; Queen Wilhelmina Sends Her Greetings to New York Group" (PDF). The New York Times. 16 January 1931. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. ^ "WEDDINGS OF A DAY; Van Roijen -- Winthrop" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 May 1904. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ "MRS. WINTHROP LEFT $13,495,493 ESTATE; Other Millions, Distributed After Death of Banker's Widow, Omitted From Appraisal" (PDF). The New York Times. 16 December 1927. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Winthrop Is Ready to Welcome Elopers; Family Council Is Said to Have Softened Him" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 September 1924. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Jan H. van Roijen, 85, Former Envoy to U.S." The New York Times. March 20, 1991. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Robert van Roijen, Ex-Official of CIA". Washington Post. 17 January 1981. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Miss Hildegarde Graham, Debutante of '34, Married Here to Robert Dudley van Roijen" (PDF). The New York Times. 22 June 1938. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  16. ^ Rutgers Alumni Monthly. Rutgers University. 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  17. ^ Wexler, Dorothy B. (2014). Reared in a Greenhouse: The Stories and Story of Dorothy Winthrop Bradford. Routledge. p. 373. ISBN 9781135678654. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Peter van Roijen Weds Beatrice Frelinghuysen". The New York Times. 28 June 1970. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Susan E. Frelinghuysen Married in Capital". The New York Times. 1 February 1981. Retrieved 24 September 2019.