Walter Hely-Hutchinson
Honourable Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson GCMG (22 August 1849 – 23 September 1913) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat and colonial administrator.
Background and education
Hely-Hutchinson was the son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore, and attended the University of Cambridge.
Career
Hely-Hutchinson served as Lieutenant-Governor of Malta between 1884 and 1889, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands between 1889 and 1893 and as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and Zululand between 1893 and 1901.[1] He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by the University of Edinburgh and was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George He was invested as a Privy Counsellor; thus he was styled The Rt. Hon.
He was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony in 1901,[2] and was the last British governor until the post disappeared when the colony joined the Union of South Africa in 1910. He also acted as High Commissioner to South Africa in 1909 during the absence of Lord Selborne.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26431. p. 4574. 11 August 1893. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27265. p. 229. 11 January 1901. Retrieved 11-10-2012.
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| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne |
British High Commissioner to South Africa 1909 |
Succeeded by Sir David Murray Anderson |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Walter Sendall |
Governor of the Windward Islands 1889–1892 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Bruce |
| Preceded by Francis Haden |
Governor of Natal 1893–1901 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry McCallum |
| Preceded by Sir William Butler |
Governor of Cape Colony 1901–1910 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Scobell |