Sir Henry Turner Irving | |
|---|---|
| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 4 January 1872 – 4 March 1872 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Hercules Robinson |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Gregory |
| Governor of Trinidad | |
| In office 1874–1880 | |
| Preceded by | John Scott Bushe (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Scott Bushe (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1833 |
| Died | 1923 |
Sir Henry Turner Irving, GCMG (1833–1923) was a British Civil Servant and Colonial Administrator. He first served as acting Governor of British Ceylon.[1] In 1873–1874, he served as Governor of the Leeward Islands. In 1874–1880, he served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago. In 1882–1887, he served as Governor of British Guiana.
He was the first Governor of Trinidad to occupy the Government House, now known as the President's House.[2]
He entered the Colonial Office as a clerk in 1854. In 1858, while at the Colonial Office, he served as a special messenger to William Ewart Gladstone who was then the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands. He then was appointed private secretary to the Permanent Under-Secretary, Sir Frederic Rogers in 1862. In 1865, he was selected to accompany the Governor of Jamaica, John Peter Grant, as Colonial Secretary of that colony.[3]
He married widow Emma Patty Johnson (née Barclay) on 24 June 1884. Lady Irving died in 1903. The couple had no children.[4]
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Governors of Trinidad and Tobago: 1866-1891". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Long and Worthy Colonial Career Ended by Death". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. December 19, 1923. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Long and Worthy Colonial Career Ended by Death". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. December 19, 1923. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
External links
- Article on Henry Turner Irving in Stabroek News. Archived in landofsixpeoples.com
- Henry Turner Irving in Stabroek News. Archived in landofsixpeoples.com
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hercules Robinson | Acting Governor of Ceylon 1872 | Succeeded by William Henry Gregory |
| Preceded by Sir Benjamin Pine | Governor of the Leeward Islands 1873–1874 | Succeeded by George Berkeley |
| Preceded by John Scott Bushe (acting) | Governor of Trinidad 1874–1880 | Succeeded by John Scott Bushe (acting) |
| Preceded by Sir William Young | Governor of British Guiana 1882–1887 | Succeeded by Charles Bruce |