| Sir Cornelius Hendricksen KortrightKCMG | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1817-12-26)26 December 1817 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 23 December 1897(1897-12-23) (aged 79) Ontario, Canada |
| Profession | Diplomat, civil servant |
Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (26 December 1817 – 23 December 1897) was a British colonial administrator who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.
Kortright was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright. He died on 23 December 1897 in Ontario, Canada.
Kortright was knighted in 1882. While in Australia, Cornelius Kortright worked for Edmond Morey, and is mentioned in chapters four and five of 'Reminiscences of a pioneer in New South Wales. By Edmond Morey, of Maryborough, Queensland, published in 1907.
- From 1854 until 1857, he was the President of the British Virgin Islands.
- From 1857 until 1864, he was Lieutenant Governor of Grenada.
- From 1864 until 1872, he was Lieutenant Governor of Tobago.
- In 1875 and again from 1876 until 1877, he was the Governor of Sierra Leone.
- From 3 April 1877 until 13 December 1881, he was Governor of British Guiana
In 1886, Kortright settled in Canada, in the town of Barrie, Ontario.
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| Preceded byJohn Cornell Chads | President of the British Virgin Islands 1854–1857 |
Succeeded byThomas Price |
| Preceded byRobert William Keate | Lieutenant Governor of Grenada 1857–1864 |
Succeeded byRobert Miller Mundy |
| Preceded byJames Vickery Drysdale | Lieutenant Governor of Tobago 1864–1872 |
Succeeded byHerbert Taylor Ussher |
| Preceded byJeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan | Administrator of The Gambia 1873–1875 |
Succeeded bySir Samuel Rowe |
| Preceded bySamuel Rowe | Governor of Sierra Leone 1876–1877 |
Succeeded byHoratio James Huggins |
| Preceded byWilliam A. G. Young | Governor of British Guiana 1877–1881 |
Succeeded byWilliam A. G. Young |
| Colonial governors and administrators of the Gambia | |
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| Commandants of St Mary's Island (1816–1830) | |
| Lieutenant governors of the Gambia (1829–1843) |
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| Governors of the Gambia (1843–1866) | |
| Administrators of the Gambia (1866–1901) | |
| Governors of the Gambia (1901–1965) | |
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- 1817 births
- 1897 deaths
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Presidents of the British Virgin Islands
- Governors of British Tobago
- Governors of the Gambia
- Governors of British Grenada
- Governors of Sierra Leone
- Governors of British Guiana
- British expatriates in Canada
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