Henry Barkly
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Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB FRS FRGS |
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| 4th Governor of British Guiana | |
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In office 12 February 1849 – 11 May 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Light |
| Succeeded by | Philip Wodehouse |
| Governor of Jamaica | |
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In office 1853–1856 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Edward Grey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Henry Darling |
| 2nd Governor of Victoria | |
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In office 26 December 1856 – 10 September 1863 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Charles Hotham |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Darling |
| 10th Governor of Mauritius | |
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In office 21 August 1863 – 3 June 1870 |
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| Preceded by | Sir William Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
| 14th Governor of Cape Colony | |
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In office 31 December 1870 – 31 March 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Philip Wodehouse |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Frere |
| Personal details | |
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24 February 1815 Highbury, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Died | 20 October 1898 (aged 83) South Kensington, London, England, UK |
| Resting place | Brompton Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| 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.
Born in 1815 at Highbury, Middlesex (now London), he was the eldest son of Æneas Barkly, a West India merchant. He was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham, where the school's particular curriculum endowed him with a lifetime interest in science and statistics.
Upon completing his schooling and studies in commerce, Barkly worked for his father. The Barkly family had several connections with the West Indies: Barkly's mother, Susannah Louisa, whose maiden name was ffrith, was the daughter of a Jamaica planter; his father's company was concerned with trade in the West Indies; and the family owned an estate in British Guiana.
Barkly was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election on 26 April 1845 as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the borough Leominster. He was returned unopposed, and The Times observed that his election address did not render voters "much wiser" about his political views.
As a Peelite, one of the supporters of Prime Minister Robert Peel, Barkly found himself adrift with few political prospects when Peel was overthrown, and he gratefully accepted the governorship of British Guiana when the post was offered by his Liberal opponents in 1848.
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