Cecil Clementi
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Sir Cecil Clementi GCMG KStJ FRGS |
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| 17th Governor of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1 November 1925 – 9 May 1930 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Reginald Edward Stubbs |
| Succeeded by | William Peel |
| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
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In office 1 April 1925 – 18 October 1925 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | William Henry Manning |
| Succeeded by |
Edward Bruce Alexander acting governor |
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1 September 1875 Cawnpore, British India |
| Died | 5 April 1947 (aged 71) High Wycombe, UK |
| Citizenship | British |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Penelope Rose Eyres |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Profession | colonial administrator, merchant |
Sir Cecil Clementi GCMG KStJ FRGS (Chinese: 金文泰; Cantonese: Kam Man Tai) (1 September 1875 – 5 April 1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong from 1925–30, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements from 1930–34.
Born in Cawnpore, India, Clementi was the son of Colonel Montagu Clementi, Judge Advocate General in India, and his wife, Isabel Collard. He attended St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied Sanskrit and the classics. In 1896, he achieved a first-class result in mods, and was awarded a Boden scholarship in Sanskrit in 1897. He was given honorable mentions for the Hertford (1895), Ireland (1896) and Craven (1896) scholarships.
Clementi was proxime accessit (runner-up) for the Gaisford Greek Prose prize in 1897, and obtained his B.A. (2nd class lit. hum., i.e. classics) in 1898. Clementi was also proxime accessit for the Chancellor's Latin Essay prize in 1899, and obtained his M.A. in 1901.
In 1899, Clementi placed fourth in the competitive examinations for the civil service, which allowed him his choice of postings. His choice was Hong Kong, and upon his arrival he was sent up to Canton, where he was a land officer until forced to return to Hong Kong by the events of the Boxer Rebellion. Clementi's facility with languages was demonstrated when he passed the Cantonese examination in 1900, and the Pekingese examination six years later, in 1906.
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