Sir John Pope-Hennessy
(1834-1891), Colonial governorSitter in 2 portraits
Politician and colonial administrator; born in Country Cork, he trained in surgery and medicine before moving to London in 1855, becoming a Conservative member of Parliament for King's County (1859-1865); between 1867 and 1889 he held a succession of governorships in British colonies and served, not without controversy, as the 8th Governor of Hong Kong (1877-1882)
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1875
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Sir John Pope-Hennessy ('Men of the Day. No. 100.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1875
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