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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Cornelis Reinhard Vaillant (26 May 1781 – 9 January 1849) was a Dutch lawyer, judge, and colonial governor. He served as Governor of Suriname from 19 July 1816 until 1 April 1822, and as judge on the Supreme Court of the Netherlands from 1838 until 1849.

Biography

Vaillant was born on 26 May 1781 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[1] In 1805, he graduated law at the University of Leiden.[2] In 1811, he started to work as clerk to the Cour Impériale en Hollande. In 1815, he became advocate general at the High Court in The Hague.[1]

In 1816, Vaillant went to Surinam where he was appointed Шаблон:Ill (prosecutor general) for the Court of Justice.[1] Governor Willem van Panhuys died on 18 July 1816.[3] The next day, Vaillant became acting Governor of Suriname.[4] The two regiments in Suriname during the British occupation (1804-1816) had been disbanded, and a temporary corps of Coloureds and Free Negroes had taken its place.Шаблон:Sfn In December 1816, the schutterij (militia) was created which was divided in a White, Coloured and Free Negro division.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1817, the first school law of Suriname passed which outlawed cruel punishment except for moderate birching.Шаблон:Sfn The slave trade had been outlawed on 13 August 1814, however it continued illegally much to the dismay of Great Britain. On 4 May 1818, a joint Anglo-Dutch court was established.Шаблон:Sfn In 1821, there was a large fire in Paramaribo which destroyed a large part of the centre.[5] In 1822, Vaillant requested to be relieved, and was replaced by Abraham de Veer on 1 April.[6]

On 3 February 1823, Vaillent was appointed judge on the High Court in The Hague, and on 1 June 1838, he was appointed judge on the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.[1][7]

Vaillent died on 9 January 1849 in The Hague, at the age of 67.[8]

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