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Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB FRS FRGS (24 February 1815 – 20 October 1898) was a British politician, colonial governor and patron of the sciences.
Sir Henry Barkly (born 1815, Ross-shire, Scot.—died Oct. 20, 1898, London, Eng.) was a British colonial administrator who played a major role in the establishment of responsible governments in Jamaica, Victoria (Australia), and Cape Colony (South Africa).
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Sir Henry Barkly (1815-1898), governor, was born on 24 February 1815, son of Aeneas Barkly of Monteagle, Rossshire, Scotland, sometime a West Indian merchant. He was trained for commerce, began a business career and represented Leominster in the House of Commons in 1845-48.
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Barkly proved a reliable interpreter of colonial affairs to Britain. Meanwhile, he was a strong supporter of philanthropic and intellectual movements; he was a founder and President of the Royal Society of Victoria, and helped to found the National Gallery, the Acclimatization Society and the National Observatory.
Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB (1815–1898) served terms as governor of British Guiana and Jamaica before being appointed governor of Victoria in 1856, arriving in the colony just a few weeks after the first sitting of its newly created parliament.
Henry Barkly. Profile & Legacies Summary. 24 th Feb 1815 - 20 th Oct 1898. Claimant or beneficiary. Biography. 1815-1898. Son of Aeneas Barkly (q.v.). Educated Bruce Castle near Tottenham. Knighted in 1853. Joined Davidson & Barkly [c. 1832]. MP for Leominster 1845-48. Governor and commander-in-chief of British Guiana and in 1853 of Jamaica.
