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George Bowen

British colonial administrator, 9th Governor of Hong Kong, 1st Governor of Queensland (1821-1899) · Politicians · Died at 77

Sir George Ferguson Bowen was an Anglo-Irish author and colonial administrator who served as a governor of Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius and Hong Kong and as chief secretary of Ionian Islands.

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1821 to 1899 · aged 77