Johan van Lom
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Johan van Lom (or van Lomme, called Johan van Lom the Old) (before 1465 – 24 March 1538 or 1539) 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 (Katryn or Tryne), who was possibly of the house van Eijll before 1500, and then to Margaret van Vernich (Verningen, Vernych), widow of Herman Heesmans. Other than his political career, he is noted as a philanthropist of religious institutions near Roermond and Venlo.