Mayor (1895–1910)
Willem Carel Tack was born on September 26, 1838, in Doesburg as the son of Benjamin Tack, member of the city council, and Françoise Caroline Madelon Baroness Van Eck. On June 5, 1873, he married Cornelia Johanna Paré (Bredevoort, August 2, 1848), the daughter of a minister, in Aalten. Together they had five children.
On March 4, 1880, Tack was appointed mayor of Kesteren by Royal Decree. Following an honorable discharge as mayor of that municipality, he assumed the mayoralty of Aalten effective December 15, 1895. He succeeded Jonkheer Georg Ludwig Carl Heinrich Baud.
Festive Reception in Aalten
On Monday afternoon, a large crowd awaited Tack and his family at Aalten station to welcome them. Carriages, riders, and a brass band then escorted the family to the official residence on Gasthuisstraat (currently Haartsestraat 10), which later earned the nickname ‘Tackshuis’. That evening, a torchlight procession passed through the village, which was decorated with flags and greenery, in honor of the new mayor. By Royal Decree of November 25, 1907, Tack was reappointed as mayor effective December 15, 1907.
Tack passed away on May 4, 1915, in Aalten at the age of 76 and was laid to rest in Doesburg on May 8.
Following his departure, Adriaan Johannes Willem Monnik succeeded him as mayor of Aalten.
