Henry Arthur BLAKE [1840-1918] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Henry Arthur BLAKE [1840-1918]

Names
Given: 
Henry Arthur
Family: 
Blake
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1840-01-08
Birthplace (town, state): 
Limerick
Birthplace (country): 
Death
Date: 
1918-02-23

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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