John Pope Hennessy
Sir John Pope Hennessy KCMG (Chinese: 軒尼詩; 8 August 1834 – 7 October 1891), was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator who served as the eighth Governor of Hong Kong and the fifteenth Governor of Mauritius.
Sir John Pope Hennessy KCMG | |||||||||
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| 15th Governor of Mauritius | |||||||||
| In office 1 June 1883 – 11 December 1889 | |||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Napier Broome | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Cameron Lees | ||||||||
| 8th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||
| In office 23 April 1877 – 30 March 1883 | |||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Sir Francis Colborne Edward Donovan John Sargent | ||||||||
| Colonial Secretary | John Gardiner Austin William Henry Marsh | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir George Bowen | ||||||||
| 10th Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands | |||||||||
| In office 1875–1876 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Sanford Freeling, acting | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | George Cumine Strahan | ||||||||
| 25th Governor of the Bahamas | |||||||||
| In office 1873–1874 | |||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir George Cumine Strahan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir William Robinson | ||||||||
| Governor of Sierra Leone | |||||||||
| In office 1872–1873 | |||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
| Preceded by | John Jennings Kendall, acting | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Keate | ||||||||
| Governor of the Gold Coast | |||||||||
| In office 1872–1872 | |||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Herbert Taylor Ussher | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Charles Spencer Salmon, acting | ||||||||
| 6th Governor of Labuan | |||||||||
| In office 1867–1871 | |||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Hugh Low (acting) | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1834 County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||
| Died | 7 October 1891 (aged 57) Rostellan Castle, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||
| Political party | Irish Parliamentary Party | ||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (1859–1865) | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Catherine Elizabeth Low
(m. 1868) | ||||||||
| Domestic partner | A. M. Conyngham | ||||||||
| Children | 2 daughters, 3 sons | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Queen's University of Ireland | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 軒尼詩 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 轩尼诗 | ||||||||
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