George Charles D'Aguilar

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George Charles D'Aguilar (Chinese: 德忌笠 or 德己立) (1784 - 1855) was a British Army Major General and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.

The Headquarter House (renamed to Flagstaff House, which is located in Hong Kong Park ) was built for him in 1846. Cape D'Aguilar and D'Aguilar Street in Hong Kong were named after him. The town of D'Aguilar in Queensland was also named after him^[1].

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^ Caboolture Town History. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.

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