Robert Kotewall
| Robert Kotewall | |
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| Robert Kotewall | |
| Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council | |
| In office 1946 | |
| Governor | Cecil Harcourt |
| Preceded by | John Johnstone Paterson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Morse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Hormus Kotewall 1880 |
| Died | 1949 British Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Lowcock[1] |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (羅旭龢; 1880－1949) was a Hong Kong businessman and legislator.
Kotewall was the son of Hormusjee Kotewall. His ancestry included Chinese, Parsee (as his middle name of Hormus and surname of Kotewall suggests) and European forbears.
In 1913, he was named Clerk to the Magistracy and JP. By 1919, Dr Kotewall was in trade as the manager of the Hong Kong Mercantile Company. In 1923, he was invited to join the Legislative Council as an unofficial member, a position he held until 1935. In 1936, he joined the Executive Council.
His great-grandson is English actor Max Minghella.[2]
Memory
Kotewall Road, in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, and Sir Robert Kotewall Hall in the campus of St. Paul's Co-educational College, are named after him. His daughter, Dr. Bobby Kotewall, a teacher, became the principal of St. Paul's Co-educational College.
References
- ↑ http://webb-site.com/dbpub/natperson.asp?p=68246
- ↑ "Max Minghella". ethnicelebs.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| Preceded by Ng Hon-tsz |
Chinese Unofficial Member 1923–1935 |
Succeeded by Lo Man-kam |
| Preceded by Chow Shou-son |
Senior Chinese Unofficial Member 1923–1935 |
Succeeded by Ts'o Seen-wan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Chow Shou-son |
Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong 1936–1941 |
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong |