Alexander Grantham
Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham, GCMG (Chinese: 葛量洪; 15 March 1899 – 4 October 1978) was a British colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong and Fiji.
Sir Alexander Grantham GCMG | |||||||||||
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| 22nd Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||||
| In office 25 July 1947 – 31 December 1957 | |||||||||||
| Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II | ||||||||||
| Colonial Secretary | David Mercer MacDougall John Fearns Nicoll Sir Robert Brown Black Edgeworth Beresford David | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Mark Aitchison Young | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Brown Black | ||||||||||
| 17th Governor of Fiji | |||||||||||
| In office 1 January 1945 – 1947 | |||||||||||
| Monarch | George VI | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Philip Mitchell | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Brian Freeston | ||||||||||
| 15th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |||||||||||
| In office 1 January 1945 – 1947 | |||||||||||
| Monarch | George VI | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | (vacant) | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Brian Freeston | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | Alexander William George Herder Grantham 15 March 1899 London, England | ||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 1978 (aged 79) London, England | ||||||||||
| Spouses | Maurine Samson, Lady Grantham
(m. 1925; died 1970)M. E. Lumley, Lady Grantham
(m. 1972) | ||||||||||
| Relations | Warren de la Rue Thomas de la Rue Sir William Grantham | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst Pembroke College, Cambridge Imperial Defence College | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Soldier, Colonial administrator | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 葛量洪 | ||||||||||
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