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Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), 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 of Fiji, and the 8th Governor of New Zealand.
Sir Hercules Robinson (born Dec. 19, 1824, Rosmead, County Westmeath, Ire.—died Oct. 28, 1897, London, Eng.) was a British colonial governor who was high commissioner in South Africa in 1880–89 and 1895–97.
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Baron Rosmead, of Rosmead in the County of Westmeath and of Tafelberg in South Africa, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 11 August 1896 for the colonial administrator Sir Hercules Robinson, 1st Baronet.
Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong and subsequently, the 14th Governor of New South Wales, the first Governor of Fiji, and the 8th Governor of New Zealand.
Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead. On 30 May 1865 Hercules George Robert Robinson arrived in Ceylon. Robinson had been appointed governor of this important crown colony, again at a critical stage in its history. Robinson relished his seven years of power.
Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead. In March 1859 Hercules George Robert Robinson was appointed governor of Hong Kong. He negotiated the secession of Kowloon, and by his diplomacy opened a new era for Hong Kong. He reformed public works, the monetary system, training of civil servants, and the notorious brothels.
First Baron Rosmead, P.C., G.C.M.G., Kt. (1824–97). Tenth Governor of New Zealand. Sir Hercules Robinson was born on 19 December 1824, second of the six sons of Admiral Hercules Robinson of Rosmead, Westmeath, Ireland; and Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Widman Wood, of Rosmead.
