Willem Eduard Bok

Willem Eduard Bok
State Secretary of the South African Republic
In office
1880–1889
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byW.J. Leyds
Government Commissioner at Johannesburg
Preceded byNew office
Personal details
Born(1846-06-28)28 June 1846
Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands
Died1 November 1904(1904-11-01) (aged 58)
Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony
SpouseMartina Gerardina Johanna Eekhout
Children5, including Willem Eduard Bok Jr.
OccupationMerchant, civil servant

Willem Eduard Bok, also known as W. Eduard Bok (Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands, 28 June 1846 – Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony, 1 November 1904) was a Dutch-born South African Boer politician, civil servant and statesman, who served as first State Secretary of the South African Republic (Transvaal) from 1880 to 1889.


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