Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright
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Born | (1817-12-26)26 December 1817 London, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 23 December 1897(1897-12-23) (aged 79) Ontario, Canada |
Profession | Diplomat, civil servant |
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Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (26 December 1817 – 23 December 1897) was a British colonial administrator who held positions including GovernorofBritish Guiana.
Kortright 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 23 December 1897 in Ontario, Canada, three days before his eightieth birthday.[1]
Kortright was knighted in 1882. While in Australia, Cornelius Kortright worked for Edmond Morey, and is mentioned in chapters four and five of 'Reminiscences of a pioneer in New South Wales. By Edmond Morey, of Maryborough, Queensland, published in 1907.
In 1886, Kortright settled in Canada, in the town of Barrie, Ontario.
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Preceded by | President of the British Virgin Islands 1854–1857 |
Succeeded by Thomas Price |
Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Grenada 1857–1864 |
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Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Tobago 1864–1872 |
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Preceded by | Administrator of The Gambia 1873–1875 |
Succeeded by Sir Samuel Rowe |
Preceded by | Governor of Sierra Leone 1876–1877 |
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Preceded by | Governor of British Guiana 1877–1881 |
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Commandants of St Mary's Island (1816–1830) |
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Lieutenant Governors of the Gambia (1829–1843) |
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Governors of the Gambia (1843–1866) |
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Administrators of the Gambia (1866–1901) |
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Governors of the Gambia (1901–1965) |
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