Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
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The Right Honourable The Lord Rosmead GCMG PC |
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| 1st Administrator of Montserrat | |
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In office 14 February 1854 – 1855 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | none (new office) |
| Succeeded by | Edward Everard Rushworth |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher | |
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In office 1855–1859 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Hay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Benjamin Pine |
| 5th Governor of Hong Kong | |
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In office 9 September 1859 – 11 March 1865 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir John Bowring |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell |
| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
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In office 21 March 1865 – 16 May 1865 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by |
Terence O'Brien acting governor |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| 13th Governor of British Ceylon | |
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In office 16 May 1865 – 4 January 1872 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Himself acting governor |
| Succeeded by | Henry Turner Irving |
| 14th Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 4 March 1872 – 24 February 1879 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Earl Belmore |
| Succeeded by | Lord Augustus Loftus |
| 1st Governor of Fiji | |
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In office 10 October 1874 – June 1875 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | none (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
| 8th Governor of New Zealand | |
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In office 27 March 1879 – 9 September 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Premier |
Sir George Grey John Hall |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Normanby |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
| 8th High Commissioner for Southern Africa | |
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In office 22 January 1881 – 1 May 1889 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
Thomas Charles Scanlen Thomas Upington Sir Gordon Sprigg |
| Preceded by | Sir Geoerge Strahan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Smyth (acting) |
| 8th Governor of Cape Colony | |
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In office 22 January 1881 – 1 May 1889 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
Thomas Charles Scanlen Thomas Upington Sir Gordon Sprigg |
| Preceded by | Sir Geoerge Strahan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Smyth (acting) |
| Acting Governor of British Mauritius | |
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In office 15 December 1886 – 18 December 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Henry Nicholas Duverger-Beyts (acting) |
| Succeeded by | William Hanbury Hawley (acting) |
| 10th High Commissioner for Southern Africa | |
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In office 30 May 1895 – 21 April 1897 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
Cecil Rhodes Sir Gordon Sprigg |
| Preceded by | Sir Geoerge Strahan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Goodenough (acting) |
| 10th Governor of Cape Colony | |
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In office 30 May 1895 – 21 April 1897 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
Cecil Rhodes Sir Gordon Sprigg |
| Preceded by | Sir Geoerge Strahan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Goodenough (acting) |
| Baron Rosmead | |
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| Born | Hercules George Robert Robinson 19 December 1824 |
| Died | 28 October 1897 (aged 72) London, England, UK |
| Title | Baron Rosmead, of Rosmead in the County of Westmeath and of Tafelberg in South Africa |
| Tenure | 10 August 1896 - 28 October 1897 |
| Other titles | Baronet of Ennismore Gardens |
| Nationality | British |
| Predecessor | none (new creation) |
| Successor | Hercules Arthur Temple Robinson, 2nd Baron Rosmead |
| Heir | Hercules Arthur Temple Robinson |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Nea Arthur Ada Rose D'Amour Annesley |
| Issue | Hercules Arthur Temple Robinson (b. 10 October 1891) Hon. Eleanor Frances Alti Maria Robinson (d. 24 Nov 1893) Hon. Nora Augusta Maud Robinson Hon. Nerida Leeta Robinson |
| Parents |
Admiral Hercules Robinson Frances Elizabeth Wood |
| Occupation | Naval officer, colonial administrator |
Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead GCMG PC (Chinese name: 羅士敏勳爵 or 羅便臣) (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong and subsequently, the 14th Governor of New South Wales, the first Governor of Fiji, and the 8th Governor of New Zealand. From June 1859 until August 1896, he was known as Sir Hercules Robinson.
He was of Irish descent on both sides; his father was Admiral Hercules Robinson, his mother was Frances Elizabeth Wood, from Rosmead, County Westmeath, from which he afterwards took his title. From the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the 87th Foot as a Second Lieutenant on 27 January 1843, he was promoted Lieutenant by purchase on 6 September 1844, and reached the rank of Captain. However, in 1846, through the influence of Lord Naas, Robinson obtained a post in the Board of Public Works in Ireland, and subsequently became chief commissioner of fairs and markets.
His energy in these positions, notably during the famine of 1848, and the clearness and vigour of his reports, secured for him at the age of 29 the office of president of the council of the island of Montserrat on 14 February 1854.
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