Arthur Kennedy (colonial administrator)
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.
Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB | |||||||||
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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 | 5 April 1809 County Down, Ireland | ||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1883 (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 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 堅尼地 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 坚尼地 | ||||||||
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| 堅彌地 | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 堅彌地 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 坚彌地 | ||||||||
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