Andrew Caldecott
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Sir Andrew Caldecott GCMG CBE KStJ FRAS FRSA |
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| Governor of Ceylon | |
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In office 16 October 1937 – 19 September 1944 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Reginald Stubbs |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Moore |
| 19th Governor of Hong Kong | |
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In office 12 December 1935 – 16 April 1937 |
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George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir William Peel |
| Succeeded by | Sir Geoffry Northcote |
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| Born | 26 October 1884 Boxley, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 July 1951 (aged 66) Pierpoint, Itchenor, Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Olive Mary Innes Evelyn May Palmer |
| Children | John Andrew Caldecott Joan Caldecott |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
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| Traditional Chinese | 郝德傑 | ||||||||
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| Yale Romanization | Gok Dāk giht |
| Jyutping | Gok3 Dak1 git6 |
Sir Andrew Caldecott GCMG CBE KStJ FRAS FRSA (Chinese: 郝德傑; 26 October 1884 – 14 July 1951) was a British colonial administrator.
Andrew Caldecott was born on 26 October 1884 in Boxley, Kent, United Kingdom. He was the eldest child of Rev Andrew Caldecott and Isobel Mary Johnson. His mother was the daughter of Rev Stenning Johnson. Lieutenant John Leslie Caldecott (1886 – 9 September 1914), Andrew's younger brother, had served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, who later served as the aide-de-camp to the Governor of Nyasaland. John participated in World War I and died on 9 September 1914 in Nyasaland, Africa (present-day Malawi) at the age of 28, with his remains buried at the Karonga War Cemetery.
Andrew Caldecott studied at Uppingham School in Rutland and was awarded scholarships, enabling him to be admitted to Exeter College of the University of Oxford. He achieved outstanding academic results while in college and had been awarded scholarships. He gained a third class in Classical Honour Moderations and subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics (second-class honours) in 1907. In 1948, he was conferred as an Honorary Fellow by Exeter College.
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