John Francis Davis
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Sir John Francis Davis Bt, KCB |
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| Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China | |
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In office December 1833 – January 1835 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Napier |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Robinson |
| 2nd Governor of Hong Kong | |
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In office 8 May 1844 – 21 March 1848 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Henry Pottinger |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Bonham |
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16 July 1795 London, England, Great Britain |
| Died | 13 November 1890 (aged 95) United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Emily Hurnfrays 1822-1866 (her death) 2. Lucy Ellen Locke 1866-1890 (his death) |
| Relations | Samuel Davis (father) |
| Children | 6 daughters, 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet KCB (Chinese: 戴維斯; Sidney Lau: Daai3 Wai4 Si1) (16 July 1795 – 13 November 1890) was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848.
Davis was the eldest son of East India Company (EIC) director and amateur artist Samuel Davis while his mother was Henrietta Boileau, member of a refugee French noble family who had come to England in the early eighteenth century from Languedoc in the south of France.
In 1813, Davis was appointed writer at the East India Company's factory in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, at the time the centre of trade with China. Because of his linguistic abilities, he was chosen to accompany Lord Amherst on his embassy to Peking in 1816.
On the mission's return Davis returned to his duties at the Canton factory, and was promoted to president in 1832. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society the same year.
He was appointed Second Superintendent of British Trade in China alongside Lord Napier in December 1833, superseding William Henry Chicheley Plowden in the latter's absence. After Napier's death in 1834, Davis became Chief Superintendent then resigned his position in January 1835, to be replaced by Sir George Robinson. Davis left Canton aboard the Asia on 12 January.
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