Arthur Kennedy (colonial administrator)
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Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB (Chinese: 堅尼地; 5 April 1809 – 3 June 1883) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland.
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Sir Arthur Kennedy | |||||||||
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7th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||
In office 16 April 1872 – 22 April 1877 | |||||||||
Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
Lieutenant | Henry Whitfield Sir Francis Colborne | ||||||||
Colonial Secretary | John Gardiner Austin | ||||||||
Preceded by | Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Sir John Pope Hennessy | ||||||||
5th Governor of Queensland | |||||||||
In office 20 July 1877 – 2 May 1883 | |||||||||
Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
Preceded by | William Cairns | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Anthony Musgrave | ||||||||
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Born | (1809-04-05)5 April 1809 County Down, Ireland | ||||||||
Died | 3 June 1883(1883-06-03) (aged 74) near Aden in the Red Sea | ||||||||
Spouse |
Georgina MacCartney
(m. 1839; died 1874) | ||||||||
Children | 2 daughters, 1 son | ||||||||
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin | ||||||||
Profession | soldier, colonial administrator | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 堅尼地 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 坚尼地 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 堅彌地 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 坚彌地 | ||||||||
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