Henry Pottinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Pottinger

1st Governor of Hong Kong

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1789

Place of Birth: County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1856

Profession: politician, diplomat, Militaire

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC (Chinese: ???; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Hong Kong.



Alternative names	Sir Francis Grant; Sir Grant; Francis Grant (Sir)
Description	Scottish painter
Date of birth/death	18 January 1803	5 October 1878
Location of birth/death	Perth and Kinross	Melton Mowbray
Authority control	: Q1628686 VIAF: 22921949 ISNI: 0000 0000 6675 7242 ULAN: 500013574 LCCN: nr2003022771 Oxford Dict.: 11257 WorldCat