Genealogy Pot en Smit » LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT (1865-1926)
Personal data LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
- He was born on April 11, 1865 in KINDERDIJK (GEMEENTE NIEUW-LEKKERLAND).Source 1
- Profession: INDUSTRIEEL (1918), SCHEEPSBOUWMEESTER (1919).
- He died on September 16, 1926 in NIEUW-LEKKERLAND, he was 61 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in NIEUW-LEKKERLAND.Source 3
- A child of JAN SMIT and JANNETJE JOHANNA SMIT
- This information was last updated on January 22, 2014.
Household of LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
He is married to GEERTRUIDA KORNELIA SMIT.
They got married on December 28, 1887 at KRIMPEN AAN DE LEK, he was 22 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
Notes about LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
In het Ochtendblad van het N.R.C. van 21 november 1926, herdacht Ir. P.A. van Sandick de overleden heer L.J. Smit als volgt.
"Zijn opleiding in het Scheepsmakersvak werd voltooid door verblijf op verschillende werven in het buitenland, waarna hij bij zijn vader Jan Smit V in de zaak: "De firma L.Smit & Zn." werd opgenomen.
In 1897 trok zijn vader zich uit de firma terug, zodat de zoon toen enig firmant werd en nadat de firma op 3 januari 1920 omgezet was in een Naamloze Vennootschap, President-Directeur. Onder zijn leiding werd het bedrijf zeer uitgebreid en kreeg het vooral naam door het bouwen van de eerste zichzelf leegzuigende hopperzandzuigers, volgens haar patent.
L.J. Smit was een eenvoudig man, die zelden op de voorgrond trad, doch velen van zijn werkgevers hadden in hem het grootste vertrouwen; zij waren niet alleen zeker eerste klas werk te verkrijgen, doch waren ook overtuigd, dat elk contract werd uitgevoerd, niet slechts naar de letter, doch ook naar de geest; wat oorzaak was, dat somtijds grote bestellingen alleen met een simpele brief werden bevestigd.
Hij was bestuurslid van verschillende bekende ondernemingen, o.a. de Kon. Mij. "De Schelde", te Vlissingen, de Electro-Industrie te Slikkerveer, L. Smit & Co., Sleepdienst te Rotterdam, de Nederlandsche Stoomboot Reederij te Rotterdam, de Eerste Nederlandsche Scheepsverband Mij. te Dordrecht (later te Rotterdam).
Hij was Ambachtsheer van Nieuw-Lekkerland; de Nederlandse regering erkende zijn verdiensten door hem te benoemen tot Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau, en de Belgische regering door een benoeming tot Officier in de Kroonorde van België."
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Relationship LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT
- LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT is the 5th great grandson of JAN POT:
- LEONARDUS JOHANNES SMIT is the 5th great grandson of JACUS SMIT:
Sources
- STADSARCHIEF DORDRECHT, akte 31
- STADSARCHIEF DORDRECHT, akte 27
- BEGRAAFPLAATSENPROJECT ALBLASSERWAARD
- STREEKARCHIEF MIDDEN-HOLLAND, akte 18
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Birthday April 11, 1865
- The temperature on April 11, 1865 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
- April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
- April 14 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the next day.
- May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
- July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
- November 26 » Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaíso, Chile.
Day of marriage December 28, 1887
- The temperature on December 28, 1887 was about -4.6 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Day of death September 16, 1926
- The temperature on September 16, 1926 was between 7.7 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
- May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
- July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
- August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
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