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James Robert Longden
Sir James Robert Longden (7 July 1827 – 4 October 1891) was an English colonial administrator. Longden was born as the youngest son of John R. Longden, proctor, of Doctors' Commons, London. In 1844, two years after the establishment of a civil government, he was appointed government clerk in the Falkland Islands, and became acting colonial secretary the year after. In 1861 he was appointed President of the Virgin Islands, in 1865 Governor of Dominica, in 1867 Governor of British Honduras, in 1870 Governor of Trinidad, Governor of British Guiana in 1874, and in December 1876 Governor of Ceylon, which post he held until his retirement in 1883. Most notable of his tenure in Ceylon was his grant of land that established the Borella General Cemetery, that has since interred the names of many great Ceylonese over the centuries. He was made CMG in 1871, in 1876, in the 1883 Birthday Honours. After his retirement he resided at Longhope, near Watford, Hertfordshire, and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Gregory
Sir William Henry Gregory PC (Ire) KCMG (13 July 1816 – 6 March 1892) was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician, who is now less remembered than his wife Augusta, Lady Gregory, the playwright, co-founder and Director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, literary hostess and folklorist. Earlier life and education The only child of Robert Gregory (1790 – 20 April 1847) and Elizabeth Gregory (née O'Hara from Raheen, 1799 – 7 January 1877), William Gregory was born at the Under-Secretary's residence, Ashtown Lodge, in Phoenix Park, Dublin. From 1830 to 1835 he attended Harrow, where he was an award-winning student. He entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1836, leaving three years later without getting a degree. William' father, Robert, had been an improving landlord who died of a fever contracted while visiting his tenants during the Great Famine in 1847. Political career In 1842 Gregory was elected to the British House of Commons in a by-election as a Conservative member for Dublin. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Birthday Honours
The 1883 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen, and were published in ''The London Gazette'' on 24 May 1883. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil, ''etc.'') as appropriate. United Kingdom and British Empire Knight Bachelor * Jacobus Petrus de Wet, formerly Recorder of Griqualand West and Chief Justice of the Transvaal, and lately Acting Chief Justice of the Island of Ceylon * Roderick William Cameron, Commissioner for Canada to the Australian International Exhibitions *Alfred Roberts, honorary secretary and consulting surgeon to Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Price (governor)
Thomas Price was twice President of the British Virgin Islands, Acting President from 1857 to 1858, and then President from 1859 to 1861, and then Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica from 1861 to 1864. In 1862, Price dissolved the Dominican legislature and called a new election over a controversy from a bill pressing for a proper registration of voters' qualifications.''The Dominica Story: A History of the Island'', Lennox Honychurch, 1995, p. 130. He was the son of Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet of Trengwainton, Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ....''Gentleman's Magazine, Or Monthly Intelligencer'', 1857, p. 347. He had a wife, Anna, who died on the Island of Tortola in 1857, at the age of 39. References Presidents of the British Virgin Islands British Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of British Honduras
Belize Advertiser, 1839/41 This is a list of viceroys in British Honduras and Belize from the start of British settlement in the area until the colony's independence in 1981. Until 1862, the territory was under the vice-regency of the Governor of Jamaica, and administered by a Superintendent. After this it was a colony in its own right, and administered by a Lieutenant Governor, still subordinate to Jamaica. In 1884, the colony gained its own governor, independent of Jamaica. In 1973 the colony's name was changed to Belize and in 1981 it gained independence. For a list of viceroys after independence, see Governor-General of Belize. Superintendents of British Honduras (1749–1862) * Robert Hodgson, Sr., 1749–1758 * Richard Jones, 1758–1760 * Joseph Otway, 1760–1767 * Robert Hodgson, Jr., 1767–1775 * John Ferguson, 1776 * James Lawrie, 1776–10 March 1787 * Edward Marcus Despard, 1787 – June 1790 * Lt Gen Peter Hunter (acting), June 1790 – March 1791 * Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gardiner Austin
John Gardiner Austin, CMG ( zh, 柯士甸; 7 August 1812 – 25 July 1900) was a British colonial administrator. He was Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras 1864–1867, and Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879, acting as Administrator (acting Governor) of the colony in 1877. Background and early life Career Austin was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Honduras in February 1864, and served for two years until 1867. In 1868, he was appointed Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, serving as such until 1879. He was also Auditor General of the colony from 1870 to 1879, and Administrator (acting Governor) from March to April 1877. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in March 1876, for his services in Hong Kong. Family Austin married, in 1836, Emma Wilday (1 February 1811 – 9 May 1879), and was the father of six sons and four daughters, including: * Charles Wilday Austin (19 January 1837 – 1 December 1862) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wellington Cairns
Sir William Wellington Cairns, (1828 – 1888) was a British colonial administrator. He was the Governor of Queensland and the Governor of Trinidad. Early life Cairns was born in Belfast, Ireland on 3 March 1828 (as indicated on his grave stone). His parents were William Cairns, a property owner at Cultra, County Down and was a captain in the 14th Regiment, and his second marriage Matilda Beggs, daughter of Francis Beggs of the Grange, Malahide. Trinidad and Australia He served in various senior colonial civil service posts in the British Empire including Trinidad, moving due to health issues, before being appointed Governor of Queensland in January 1875. He held the post for two years before becoming the Administrator of South Australia in 1877. Cairns was given a CMG in 1874, followed by a knighthood in 1877. Later reflections of his contributions to colonial public life were not considered highly: :Of all the pestilent "returned colonists" who misrepresent things Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912) was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator. He had extensive contact with Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Career Gordon was born in London in 1829. He was the youngest son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen and his second wife, Harriet Douglas. His mother was the widow of Viscount Hamilton. Gordon was educated privately and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1849. After graduating in 1851, he worked as Assistant Private Secretary to the British Prime Minister (his father) between 1852 and 1855, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Beverley from 1854 to 1857. In 1875, the Fiji Islands were created a separate Colony, and Sir Arthur Gordon was appointed the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fiji, until 1880. In connection with this he also received the appointment of Consul-Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright
Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, (26 December 1817 – 23 December 1897) was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana. Kortright was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright. He died on 23 December 1897 in Ontario, Canada, three days before his eightieth birthday. Kortright was knighted in 1882. While in Australia, Cornelius Kortright worked for Edmond Morey, and is mentioned in chapters four and five of 'Reminiscences of a pioneer in New South Wales. By Edmond Morey, of Maryborough, Queensland, published in 1907. * From 1854 until 1857, he was the President of the British Virgin Islands. * From 1857 until 1864, he was Lieutenant Governor of Grenada. * From 1864 until 1872, he was Lieutenant Governor of Tobago. * In 1875 and again from 1876 until 1877, he was the Governor of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Scott (governor)
Sir John Scott KCMG (1814 – 29 June 1898) was a British colonial official who held high office in Labuan and Natal before serving as Governor of British Guiana from 1868 to 1873. Early life John Scott was born in Carlisle in 1814.1881 United Kingdom census21, Kensington Park Gardens, Chelsea St John ancestry.co.uk, accessed 1 September 2021 Career Scott served as Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan from 1850 to 1856 and of the Colony of Natal from 1856 to 1865.“Scott, Sir John, (1814–29 June 1898)” in '' Who Was Who 1897–1915'' (1988 reprint ) Scottburgh in Natal was named in his honour. He was then Secretary to the North American Boundary Commission, before in 1868 he was appointed to succeed Sir Francis Hincks as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Guiana, taking up residence in Georgetown on 25 January 1869. It was hoped that his previous experience would help with the speedy settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute with Venezuela.James Rodway, ''History o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Ceylon
{{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 The Governor of Ceylon can refer to historical vice-regal representatives of three colonial powers: Portuguese Ceylon * List of Captains of Portuguese Ceylon (1518–1551) * List of Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon (1551–1594) * List of Governors of Portuguese Ceylon (1594–1658) Dutch Ceylon * List of Dutch Governors of Ceylon (1640–1796) British Ceylon * Governors of British Ceylon (1798–1948) Dominion of Ceylon * Governor-General of Ceylon The Governor-General of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. History There were four governors-general. S ... (1948–1972) Political history of Sri Lanka 1518 establishments in Asia 16th-century establishments in Sri Lanka 1658 disestablishments in Asia 17th-century disestablishments in Sri Lanka 1640 establishments in Asia 17th-century establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soerabaia
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern border of Java island, on the Madura Strait, it is one of the earliest port cities in Southeast Asia. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Surabaya is one of the four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Medan, and Makassar. The city has a population of 2.87 million within its city limits at the 2020 census and 9.5 million in the extended Surabaya metropolitan area, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in Indonesia. The city was settled in the 10th century by the Kingdom of Janggala, one of the two Javanese kingdoms that was formed in 1045 when Airlangga abdicated his throne in favor of his two sons. In the late 15th and 16th centuries, Surabaya grew to be a duchy, a major political and military power as well as a port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Longden
Cyril Chapman Longden, KPM, (1873–1913) was the sixth British colonial Inspector-General of Police in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Longden was born on 1 November 1873, the fourth child and second son of Sir James Robert Longden (1827–1891) and Alice Emily née Berridge (1846–1910). Sir James Longden was the Governor of Trinidad between 1870 and 1874, the Governor of British Guiana between 1874 and 1876, and the Governor of Ceylon until 1883. Longden was the District Superintendent of Police, Madras Police. In 1905 the position of Inspector-General of Police and Prisons in Ceylon, was separated into two posts with the incumbent Major Albert Walter De Wilton continuing in the Prisons role and Longden, on loan from India, appointed as Inspector General of Police of Ceylon. Longden was instrumental in establishing a Police Training School for new recruits and a Criminal Investigation Department. In 1910 Ivor Edward David was appointed as Inspector General of Police an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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