Henry Barkly

Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB FRS FRGS
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	(1815-02-24)24 February 1815 Highbury, Middlesex, England, UK
Died	20 October 1898(1898-10-20) (aged 83) South Kensington, London, England, UK
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.