Henry Arthur Blake
Sir Henry Arthur Blake | |||||||
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| 46th Governor of The Bahamas | |||||||
| In office 4 January 1884 – 1887 | |||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Cameron Lees | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Ambrose Shea | ||||||
| 55th Governor of Newfoundland | |||||||
| In office 1887 – December 1888 | |||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||
| Preceded by | Sir G W Des Voeux | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir John T N O'Brien | ||||||
| 65th Governor of Jamaica | |||||||
| In office 23 December 1888 – 1898 | |||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||
| Preceded by | William Clive Justice (Ag) | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Henry Jardine Hallowes (Ag) | ||||||
| 12th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||
| In office 25 November 1898 – 21 November 1903 | |||||||
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII | ||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Sir Wilsone Black Sir William Gascoigne | ||||||
| Colonial Secretary | Sir Stewart Lockhart Sir Francis Henry May | ||||||
| Preceded by | Sir William Robinson | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir Matthew Nathan | ||||||
| 19th Governor of British Ceylon | |||||||
| In office 3 December 1903 – 11 July 1907 | |||||||
| Monarch | Edward VII | ||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Everard im Thurn (Ag) | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hugh Clifford (Ag) | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 8 January 1840 Limerick, Ireland | ||||||
| Died | 13 February 1918 (aged 78) Myrtle Grove, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||
| Resting place | Myrtle Grove, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||
| Spouses | |||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||
| Profession | Constable, magistrate, colonial administrator | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 卜力 | ||||||
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Sir Henry Arthur Blake GCMG DL JP FRGS (Chinese: 卜力; Sidney Lau: Buk1 Lik6; 8 January 1840 – 23 February 1918) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator who held the governorships of six British colonies over the course of his career.