Henry Arthur BLAKE [1840-1918]
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Sir Henry Arthur Blake
He was:
- 46th Governor of The Bahamas (1884 – 1887)
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55th Governor of Newfoundland (1887 – December 1888)
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65th Governor of Jamaica (3 December 1888 – 1898)
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12th Governor of Hong Kong (25 November 1898 – 21 November 1903)
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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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