Edward Stubbs
British colonial administrator (1876–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American shipwright, see Edward J. Stubbs.
Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs GCMG (Chinese: 司徒拔; 13 October 1876 – 7 December 1947) was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong. He caused controversy while Governor of Ceylon over the Bracegirdle Incident.
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Sir Edward Stubbs | |||||||
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27th Governor of British Ceylon | |||||||
In office 23 December 1933 – 30 June 1937 | |||||||
Monarchs | |||||||
Preceded by | Francis Graeme Tyrrell (Acting governor) | ||||||
Succeeded by | Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn (Acting governor) | ||||||
3rd Governor of British Cyprus | |||||||
In office 29 October 1932 – 8 November 1933 | |||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||
Preceded by | Sir Ronald Storrs | ||||||
Succeeded by | Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer | ||||||
Governor of Jamaica | |||||||
In office 26 April 1926 – 9 November 1932 | |||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||
Preceded by | Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson | ||||||
Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Ransford Slater | ||||||
16th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||
In office 30 September 1919 – 1 November 1925 | |||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||
Colonial Secretary | Sir Claud Severn | ||||||
Preceded by | Francis Henry May | ||||||
Succeeded by | Cecil Clementi | ||||||
Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |||||||
In office 24 March 1918 – 10 September 1918 | |||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||
Preceded by | John Anderson | ||||||
Succeeded by | William Manning | ||||||
In office 4 December 1915 – 15 April 1916 | |||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||
Preceded by | Robert Chalmers | ||||||
Succeeded by | John Anderson | ||||||
In office 24 January 1913 – 18 October 1913 | |||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||
Preceded by | Henry Edward McCallum | ||||||
Succeeded by | Robert Chalmers | ||||||
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Born | (1876-10-13)13 October 1876 | ||||||
Died | 7 December 1947(1947-12-07) (aged 71) | ||||||
Spouse | Marjory Stubbs | ||||||
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford | ||||||
Profession | Colonial administrator | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 司徒拔 | ||||||
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