Lie Tjoe Hong, 3rd Majoor der Chinezen (Chinese: 李子凤; 1846–1896) was a Chinese-Indonesian bureaucrat who served as the third Majoor der Chinezen, or Chinese headman, of Batavia, now Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.[1][2] This was the most senior Chinese position in the colonial civil bureaucracy of the Dutch East Indies.[2][3] As Majoor, Lie was also the Chairman of the Chinese Council of Batavia (Dutch: Chinese Raad; Bahasa Indonesia: Kong Koan), the city's highest Chinese government body.[2]
Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong | |
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| Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia | |
| In office 18 February 1879 – 20 July 1896 | |
| Preceded by | Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat |
| Succeeded by | Majoor Tio Tek Ho |
| Constituency | Batavia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1846 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 1896 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Relations | Kapitein Lie Tiang Ko (grandfather) Kapitein Lie Pek Tjiat (uncle) Luitenant Lie Pek Tat (uncle) |
| Children | Kapitein Lie Tjian Tjoen (son) Aw Tjoei Lan (daughter-in-law) Hok Hoei Kan (son-in-law) |
| Parent(s) | Kapitein Lie Pek Thaij (father) Tan Swan Nio (mother) |
| Occupation | Majoor der Chinezen, bureaucrat |
| Awards | Gouden medaille voor verdiensten (Great Gold Star) |
Life
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Lie Tjoe Hong Sia was born in 1846 in Batavia into the Lie family of Pasilian, an eminent landowning family of the 'Tjabang Atas' gentry with a tradition of public service.[2][4][5] His father, Lie Pek Thaij (1809 - 1848), was an honorary Kapitein der Chinezen, while his grandfather, Lie Tiang Ko (1786 - 1855) had the rank of Luitenant-titulair der Chinezen (1847 - 1850), then Kapitein-titulair der Chinezen (1850 - 1855) under Tan Eng Goan, the first Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia.[4][5] Two of Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong's uncles, Kapitein Lie Pek Tjiat and Luitenant Lie Pek Tat, were also as Chinese officers.[4][5]
He bore the hereditary title 'Sia' as a descendant of Chinese officers.[6] His own bureaucratic career began with an appointment as Luitenant der Chinezen of the outlying district of Lonthar Tanara in Banten from 1866 until 1869.[4][5]
From 1872 until 1876, he served as Luitenant der Chinezen in Batavia under his predecessor, Tan Tjoen Tiat, the city's second Majoor der Chinezen.[1][4][5] Lie Tjoe Hong was elevated to the higher post of Kapitein der Chinezen, which he held from 1876 until 1879.[4] When Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat retired from his post, Lie was appointed by the colonial government to succeed the former as third Majoor der Chinezen.[1][2][4][5]
In February 1891, in recognition of the Majoor's 20 years of government service as a Chinese officer, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Star for Loyalty and Merit by Royal Decree.[1] Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong served in office until 20 July 1896, when he resigned.[5]
Lie died six days after his resignation, and was buried in Grogol, Batavia.[4][5]
His son, Kapitein Lie Tjian Tjoen (1886 - 1964), would continue the family tradition of public service, and served as both a Chinese officer and member of the Chinese Council.[7] His daughter-in-law, Ny. Kapitein Lie Tjian Tjoen (born Aw Tjoei Lan), was a prominent philanthropist and founder of the charity organisation Ati Soetji.[7] The Majoor's son-in-law, Hok Hoei Kan (1881 - 1951), was the most prominent politician of the centre-right political party Chung Hwa Hui (CHH) in the first half of the twentieth century, and served in the Volksraad (colonial parliament) of the Dutch East Indies.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Bataviaasch handelsblad". Plaatselijk Nieuws. W. Bruining. 4 February 1891. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Lohanda, Mona (1996). The Kapitan Cina of Batavia, 1837-1942: A History of Chinese Establishment in Colonial Society. Djambatan. ISBN 9789794282571.
- ^ Blussâe, Lâeonard; Chen, Menghong (2003). The Archives of the Kong Koan of Batavia. BRILL. ISBN 9004131574.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Haryono, Steve (2017). Perkawinan Strategis: Hubungan Keluarga Antara Opsir-opsir Tionghoa Dan 'Cabang Atas' Di Jawa Pada Abad Ke-19 Dan 20. Utrecht. ISBN 978-90-90-30249-2. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h Kan, S.Y. "Tjoe-Hong Lie (1846-1896) » Stamboom Kan, Han en Tan » Genealogie Online". Genealogie Online. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Blussâe, Lâeonard; Chen, Menghong (2003). The Archives of the Kong Koan of Batavia. BRILL. ISBN 9004131574. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ a b Setyautama, Sam (2008). Tokoh-tokoh etnis Tionghoa di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 9789799101259.
- ^ Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (1997). Political Thinking of the Indonesian Chinese, 1900-1995: A Sourcebook. NUS Press. ISBN 9789971692018.