Charles Lees
Sir Charles Cameron Lees KCMG (11 March 1837 – July 1898) was a British military officer and colonial administrator.
He was originally commissioned into the 1st West India Regiment, but transferred to the 76th Foot in 1854, was promoted Lieutenant, and transferred to the 23rd Foot as adjutant in 1858. He resigned as adjutant in 1864 and retired in 1866, becoming adjutant of the 3rd Derbyshire Rifle Volunteers later that year.
Lees was acting Governor of the Gold Coast in 1874, 1876 and 1878–79, Governor of the Bahamas from 1881–84, and Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1884–85.
He was 16th Governor of Mauritius from 21 Dec 1889 to 12 Mar 1892.[1]
He was Governor of British Guiana from 1893–95.
He married Maria Ledwell. Lees is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[2]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Maxwell |
Governor of the Gold Coast, acting 1874 |
Succeeded by George Strahan |
| Preceded by George Strahan |
Governor of the Gold Coast, acting 1876 |
Succeeded by Sanford Freeling |
| Preceded by Sanford Freeling |
Governor of the Gold Coast, acting 1878–1879 |
Succeeded by Herbert Taylor Ussher |
| Preceded by Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan |
Governor of the Bahamas 1881–1884 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Arthur Blake |
| Preceded by John Hawley Glover |
Governor of the Leeward Islands 1884–1885 |
Succeeded by Charles Monroe Eldridge |
| Preceded by William Robinson |
Governor of Barbados 1885–1889 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Joseph Sendall |
| Preceded by Sir John Pope Hennessy |
Governor of Mauritius 1889–1892 |
Succeeded by Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Bruce |
Governor of British Guiana 1893–1895 |
Succeeded by Charles Cavendish Boyle |
References
- ↑ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mauritius.htm
- ↑ brompton voyage spectacle shopping ordinateur at brompton.org