Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB (Chinese: 麥當奴; 3 September 1814 – 5 February 1881) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor. His posts...
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Richard MacDonnell may refer to: Richard Graves MacDonnell (1814–1881), Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor Richard MacDonnell (scholar) (1787–1867)...
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Dublin, where he met his predecessor as Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell. Kennedy entered the British Army, and was gazetted an Ensign...
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houses. In 1810, Richard MacDonnell married Jane Graves, daughter of the Very Rev. Richard Graves, and sister of Robert James Graves. They were the parents...
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Abyssinia under Sir Robert Napier. McDonnell was born at Dalkey, County Dublin, the youngest son of Richard MacDonnell, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin...
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official port, given a name, and surveyed. It is named after Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell who was Governor of South Australia from 1855 to 1862. In the...
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milestone and obstacle for European explorers such as Richard Jobson and Richard Graves MacDonnell intent on reaching the interior. The village of Barrakunda...
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Richard Graves (1763–1829) was a Church of Ireland cleric, theological scholar and author of Graves on the Pentateuch. He was a Doctor of Divinity, one...
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this stretch of the Australian coastline. Sir Richard Peninsula was named after Richard Graves MacDonnell, the sixth governor of South Australia, and is...
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MacDonnell, Macdonnell, or McDonnell is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic Mac Dhòmhnaill, meaning...
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for the South Australian Governor at the time of proclamation, Richard Graves MacDonnell. It is located in the upper south-east of the state from the Limestone...
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the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Charles Hastings Doyle. Richard Graves MacDonnell was governor for Nova Scotia from May 1864 to October 1865. William...
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Kennedy Road. MacDonnell Road is named after former Hong Kong Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell, who was in office from 1866 to 1872. MacDonnell developed...
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a former Governor of Hong Kong. MacDonnell Road. Located on MacDonnell Road, named after Richard Graves MacDonnell, a former Governor of Hong Kong; the...
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governors with military service had retired before assuming the post) Sir Murray MacLehose, first non-colonial officer to serve as governor; he was a diplomat...
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British statesman (1st Earl Macartney) Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, politician Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor of South Australia, Lieutenant-Governor of...
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Hamilton-Gordon Governor of Nova Scotia — Charles Hastings Doyle then Richard Graves MacDonnell then Sir William Fenwick Williams Governor of Prince Edward Island...
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becoming an artillery officer. In this capacity his cousin, Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell the 6th Governor of Hong Kong (1866–1872), invited him out to...
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Commission, the president must consult with the chief justice. Richard Graves MacDonnell was named the first chief justice of the Gambia in 1843. Initially...
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"local scene", but the design was rejected by Hong Kong Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell. On 3 July 1869, a new design for the Hong Kong flag was commissioned...
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Hamilton-Gordon Governor of Nova Scotia — Charles Hastings Doyle then Richard Graves MacDonnell then Sir William Fenwick Williams Governor of Prince Edward Island...
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firm support and confidence of the Governor of South Australia, Richard Graves MacDonnell, himself a keen explorer. The Chambers Creek survey complete,...
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are also within the hundred. It was named in 1858 by Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell after former governor John Hindmarsh. The District Council of...
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Sir Robert Richard Torrens, GCMG (31 May 1812 – 31 August 1884), also known as Robert Richard Chute Torrens, was an Irish-born parliamentarian, writer...
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"local scene", but the design was rejected by Hong Kong Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell. On 3 July 1869, a new design for the Hong Kong flag was commissioned...
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condition of the house, which created a public scandal. Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell instructed Lister and other officers to clear out the building...
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portal Biography portal Politics portal Pine 1973, p. 239. O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Robinson, Hercules" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray...
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1854 Monarch Victoria Preceded by Frederick Robe Succeeded by Richard Graves MacDonnell 1st Governor of Tasmania In office 8 January 1855 – 10 December...
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proclaimed in 1856 by Governor Anthony Musgrave and named by Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell after Dublin, Ireland, where he was born. The following localities...
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hundreds of the County of Gawler. It was named in 1856 by Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell for his hometown Dalkey, a seaside resort in Ireland. The eastern...
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