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Thomas van Rhee (16 December 1634 – 31 March 1701) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon.

Career

In 1659, he arrived in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. From 1674 until 1678, he worked in Negapatnam. He was appointed Governor of Dutch Ceylon on 19 June 1693, and held the post until 29 January 1695, when he became Council of India. He was succeeded by Gerrit de Heere.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cahoon, B. "Dutch Governors". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
Colonial offices
Preceded by 13th Governor of Dutch Ceylon
1693–1697
with Paulus de Roo (1695)
Succeeded by
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