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Jonkheer James Loudon (8 June 1824 – 31 May 1900) was a Dutch politician. He was Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra cabinet (1861–1862), King's Commissioner in South Holland (1862–1871), and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1872–1875). He was the father of politician John Loudon.[1]
The ship Gouverneur Generaal Loudon (1875) was named after him.
He was made a Jonkheer in 1884.[1]
Honors
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1860)[1]
- Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1862)[1]
- Grand Officer in the Order of the Oak Crown (1868)[1]
- Grand Cross in the Order of the Oak Crown (1871)[1]
- Knight First Class in the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (1879)[1]
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