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Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (1817 – 1897) Cornelius was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright. He died on the 23rd of December 1897 in Ontario, Canada.
- From 1854 to 1857, he was the President of the British Virgin Islands.
- From 1857 to 1864, he was Lieutenant Governor of Grenada.
- From 1864 to 1872, he was Lieutenant Governor of Tobago.
- From 1875 to 1877, he was the Governor of Sierra Leone.
- From 3 April 1877 to 13 December 1881, he was Governor of British Guiana
- He was Knighted in 1882. (more...)
