Sir Henry Barkly | |
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4th Governor of British Guiana | |
In office 24 February 1849 – 11 May 1853 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Henry Light |
Succeeded by | Sir Philip Wodehouse |
Governor of Jamaica | |
In office 1853–1856 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Charles Edward Grey |
Succeeded by | Charles Henry Darling |
2nd Governor of Victoria | |
In office 26 December 1856 – 10 September 1863 | |
Preceded by | Sir Charles Hotham |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Henry Darling |
10th Governor of Mauritius | |
In office 21 August 1863 – 3 June 1870 | |
Preceded by | Sir William Stevenson |
Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
14th Governor of Cape Colony | |
In office 31 December 1870 – 31 March 1877 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Sir Philip Wodehouse |
Succeeded by | Sir Henry Frere |
Personal details | |
Born | Highbury, Middlesex, England, UK | 24 February 1815
Died | 20 October 1898 South Kensington, London, England, UK | (aged 83)
Resting place | Brompton Cemetery |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Helen Timins (1840–1857) Anne Maria Pratt (1860–1898) |
Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB FRS FRGS (24 February 1815 – 20 October 1898) was a British politician, colonial governor and patron of the sciences.