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Hercules George Robert ROBINSON [1824-1897]

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Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC , was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong.

On 17 June 1859, aged 35, Robinson was appointed as Governor of Hong Kong, the youngest in Hong Kong colonial history, as which he served until March 1865. On 28 June 1859, he was knighted in recognition of his services for introducing coolie labour into the territory.

Felix Frederick Arthur DUNNETT [1916-1990]

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In the 1938 Jurors List, Felix Frederick Arthur Dunnett worked as a clerk for Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. He married  an American woman, Jennie Paula White whose father, Claude Ellsworth White is mentioned here. The Dunnetts had a son, Michael born in November 1940.

Frederick Arthur EWINS (aka Freddie) [1904-1974]

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Frederick Arthur Ewins was born in England on March 4th, 1904, and served with the British Army and the Shanghai Defence Force before joining the Shanghai Municipal Police as a Probationary Sergeant in 1928. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1931, Sub-Inspector in 1937 and Inspector in 1941. His contract was terminated by the Japanese on February 22nd, 1943.

Arthur J. BENSON [1887-1957]

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Born James Benson but was known as Father Arthur J. Benson, C. P.. He was a Roman Catholic priest of the Passionist Order and had come to China in 1923 and later assigned as the Mission Procurator in Shanghai.