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Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead

Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead

Former Governor of New South Wales
Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC, was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong, then 13th Governor of Ceylon, and subsequently, the 14th Governor of New South Wales, the first Governor... Wikipedia
Born: December 19, 1824, Cavestown And Rosmead, Ireland
Died: October 28, 1897 (age 72 years), London, United Kingdom
Previous offices: British High Commissioner for Southern Africa (1895–1897), Governor of the Cape Colony (1895–1897), Acting Governor of British Mauritius (1886–1886), and more