Alberda van Ekenstein was born in 1752 in
Groningen. His parents were Onno Joost Alberda van Ekenstein and Anna Maria Hora. He married Maria Albertina van Berchuys (1750–1819) on 5 July 1772 in Groningen. A Knight of the
Order of the Netherlands Lion, Alberda van Ekenstein served on the
Provincial Executive of
Groningen and
Ommelanden and as a delegate to the audit office of the
Dutch Republic. Besides, he was on the
board of supervisors of the
University of Groningen. On 28 August 1814, he was appointed to the Knighthood of Groningen, an
electoral college of noblemen, upon its establishment, and he would later serve as its president. The States General were split into the
House of Representatives and
Senate in September 1815, and Alberda van Ekenstein became a pro-government member of the latter. He died on 21 October 1821 in his family estate in
Tjamsweer near
Appingedam while still a senator. == References ==