Henry Arthur BLAKE [1840-1918]

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Names
Given
Henry Arthur
Family
Blake
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Limerick
Birthplace (country)
Ireland
Died
Date

Sir Henry Arthur Blake

He was:

  • 46th Governor of The Bahamas (1884 – 1887)
  • 55th Governor of Newfoundland (1887 – December 1888)

  • 65th Governor of Jamaica (3 December 1888 – 1898)

  • 12th Governor of Hong Kong (25 November 1898 – 21 November 1903)

  • 19th Governor of British Ceylon (3 December 1903 – 11 July 1907)

During his appointment as Governor of Hong Kong, he was resonsible for the management of the take-over of the New Territories which were ceded to Great Britain by the Chinese Qing Government in 1898. 

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