Henry Pottinger
British colonial administrator (1789-1856), first governor of Hong Kong · Politicians · Died at 66
Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He served as the first governor of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1844 and became a Lieutenant-General with the Bombay Army in 1851.
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1856Died18 March 18561842In historyTreaty of Nanking: Henry Pottinger, Keying and Yilibu meetWith 
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Lived 1789 to 1856 · aged 66
