Richard Graves MacDonnell
| Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell | |
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| 6th Governor of Hong Kong | |
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In office 11 March 1866 – 16 April 1872 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Lord Rosmead |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Kennedy |
| 31st Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
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In office 24 May 1864 – October 1865 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Hastings Doyle |
| Succeeded by | General Sir William Williams |
| 6th Governor of South Australia | |
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In office 8 June 1855 – 4 March 1862 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Premier |
Boyle Travers Finniss 1856–57 John Baker 1857 Robert Torrens 1857 Richard Hanson 1857–60 Thomas Reynolds 1860–61 George Waterhouse 1861–62 |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Fox Young |
| Succeeded by | Sir Dominic Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 September 1814 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 5 February 1881 (aged 66) Hyères, France |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Ann Skurray |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB (name in Chinese: 麥當奴; Jyutping: Maak6dong1nou4) (3 September 1814 – 5 February 1881) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor. His posts as governor included Governor of the British Settlements in West Africa, Governor of Saint Vincent, Governor of South Australia, Governor of Nova Scotia and Governor of Hong Kong. Several places around the world are named for him including MacDonnell Road in Hong Kong; and, the MacDonnell Ranges and Sir Richard Peninsula in Australia.
Richard Graves MacDonnell was born in Dublin, 8 September 1814, the second son of Richard MacDonnell, the Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and Jane Graves (1793–1882), second daughter of Richard Graves, Dean of Ardagh. He was a nephew of Robert James Graves and the brother of Major-General Arthur Robert MacDonnell. His first cousins included Lady Valentine Blake of Menlough, Sir William Collis Meredith, Edmund Allen Meredith, John Dawson Mayne and Francis Brinkley. MacDonnell entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1830, was elected a scholar in 1833, and graduated B.A. (1835), M.A., (1836), LL.B., (1845), and LL.D.., (1862)
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