Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright | |
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Personal details | |
Born | December 26, 1817 London, England |
Died | December 23, 1897 | (aged 79)
Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (1817–1897) was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.
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.[1]
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by John Cornell Chads |
President of the British Virgin Islands 1854–1857 |
Succeeded by Thomas Price |
Preceded by Robert William Keate |
Lieutenant Governor of Grenada 1857–1864 |
Succeeded by Robert Miller Mundy |
Preceded by James Vickery Drysdale |
Lieutenant Governor of Tobago 1864–1872 |
Succeeded by Herbert Taylor Ussher |
Preceded by Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan |
Administrator of The Gambia 1873–1875 |
Succeeded by Sir Samuel Rowe |
Preceded by Sir Samual Rowe |
Governor of Sierra Leone 1876–1877 |
Succeeded by Horatio James Huggins |
Preceded by William A. G. Young |
Governor of British Guiana 1877–1881 |
Succeeded by William A. G. Young |