Johan van Lom


Johan van Lom was a politician and philanthropist from Venlo, Netherlands. From 1499 to 1503 he was Scholtis or Richter in Venlo. From 1517 to 1538 he was Schepen of Roermond. He was burgemeester in Venlo in 1507, 1516, and 1527. He married Katharina, who was possibly of the house van Eijll before 1500, and then to Margaret van Vernich, widow of Herman Heesmans. Other than his political career, he is noted as a philanthropist of religious institutions near Roermond and Venlo.

Family and children

Johan van Lom was the son of Johan van Lom and Elizabeth van Stalbergen, daughter of Gerart van Stalbergen and Aleidis van Eijll. seems to have married twice. Possibly to one Catherine van Eijll, and definitely to Margaret van Vernich, widow of Herman Heesmans. Molhuysen and Blok attribute all of his children to Catherine.
His children were: