Cornelius Alfred Moloney

Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, KCMG, (1848-13 August 1913[1]) was a British colonial administrator.

He served as British Administrator of The Gambia from 1884 to 1886, Governor of Lagos Colony from 1886 to 1890, Governor of British Honduras from 1891 to 1897, Governor of the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1897 to 1900, and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1901 and 1904. It was during his term as governor of Trinidad and Tobago that the Water riots took place. They resulted in the destruction of the Red House, the seat of government.

Moloney was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) 1882, later being promoted to Knight Commander (K.C.M.G.) in the New Year's Honours list 1 January 1890[2].

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References

Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2. 

Government offices
Preceded by
Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury
Administrator of The Gambia
1884–1886
Succeeded by
James Shaw Hay
Preceded by
Governor of Lagos
1891-1897
Succeeded by
Gilbert Thomas Carter
Preceded by
Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy
Governor of British Honduras
1891–1897
Succeeded by
David Wilson
Preceded by
Sir Charles Bruce
Governor of the Windward Islands
1893–1897
Succeeded by
Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn
Preceded by
Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
1901–1904
Succeeded by
Henry Moore Jackson