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    Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), was a British colonial administrator who became the...
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  • Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek mythological hero Heracles. Hercules may also refer to: Hercules beetle Hercules (bear) (1975–2001), Scottish...
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    slim, in comparison to his more athletic brother, Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead (born Hercules George Robert), whom he "lived somewhat in the shadow...
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  • Hercules Robinson (16 March 1789 – 15 May 1864) was a British Royal Navy admiral. Robinson born on 16 March 1789, was the eldest son of Christopher Robinson...
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    made a final offer, which the British accepted. On 23 September, Sir Hercules Robinson, soon to be appointed the British Governor of Fiji, arrived on HMS...
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    the colony of Victoria in Australia. In June 1889 he succeeded Sir Hercules Robinson as Governor of Cape Colony and High Commissioner for Southern Africa...
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    Manchester United and England. Born in Manchester of Kittitian descent. Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, was governor of Saint Christopher from 1855 to...
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    Hercules Robinson Succeeded by Sir William Des Vœux 2nd Governor of Fiji In office June 1875 – January 1880 Monarch Victoria Preceded by Sir Hercules...
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    bride was the second daughter of the governor of New South Wales, Sir Hercules Robinson, GCMG, and his wife. The groom, owner of Glenormiston, a large station...
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    Convention—was left in the hands of a royal commission comprising Sir Hercules Robinson, General Sir Evelyn Wood and Justice John de Villiers of the Cape...
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  • Hercules is a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based...
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    Britain began its rule of Fiji, which lasted until 10 October 1970. Sir Hercules Robinson, who had arrived on 23 September 1874, was appointed as interim Governor...
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    was created on 11 August 1896 for the colonial administrator Sir Hercules Robinson, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Ennismore...
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    known as Movement of Opinion Direction (MOOD). In 1861, Governor Sir Hercules Robinson introduced the Hong Kong Cadetship, which recruited young graduates...
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    with Babington Path and Park Road. Robinson Road was named after the fifth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Hercules Robinson. In Kowloon, Nathan Road was also...
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    Governor, Sir Hercules Robinson. Isolated settlements separated from the beach by sand dunes were also given the name of Lady Robinson's Beach as their...
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    for Loch 30 May 1895 to 21 April 1897 Sir Hercules Robinson 2nd time; from 10 August 1896, Hercules Robinson, Baron Rosmead 21 April 1897 to 5 May 1897...
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    was a one-time mayor of Waterloo, New South Wales, whose patron was Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead. Patsy Reddy, a former New Zealand governor-general...
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  • Ponte e Horta, Governor-General of Angola (1870–1873) Ceylon – Sir Hercules Robinson (until January), then William Henry Gregory (from March) Hong Kong...
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    The Robinson executive council was 8th executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Hercules Robinson. Cabinet of Sri Lanka...
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  • van Straubenzee, Governor of Malta (1872–1878) New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, Lord Rosmead, Governor of New South Wales (1872–1879) Queensland...
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    politicians. On 29 April 1881, High Commissioner for Southern Africa, Sir Hercules Robinson announced the peaceful settlement of the conflict. The Cape's subsequent...
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    Kruger reaffirmed his faith in the royal commission of Wood, Sir Hercules Robinson and the Cape's Chief Justice Sir Henry de Villiers, who convened for...
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    to London to crush it". He rushed back to London and ordered Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of the Cape Colony, to repudiate the actions of Jameson...
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    Imperial secretary to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa, Sir Hercules Robinson. In September 1898, he was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Colony...
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  • van Straubenzee, Governor of Malta (1872–1878) New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, Lord Rosmead, Governor of New South Wales (1872–1879) Queensland...
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    made a final offer, which the British accepted. On 23 September, Sir Hercules Robinson, soon to be appointed the British Governor, arrived on HMS Dido and...
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    been known since the days of Majuba. (The proclamation issued by Sir Hercules Robinson disavowing Jameson was suggested by Hofmeyr, who helped to draw up...
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  • van Straubenzee, Governor of Malta (1872–1878) New South Wales – Hercules Robinson, Lord Rosmead, Governor of New South Wales (1872–1879) Queensland...
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