Ruler · 1792 – 1872

John Bowring

Lived 1792 – 1872; philosopher, politician, diplomat, poet. Governor of Hong Kong of British Hong Kong, 1854 – 1859.

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Lived: 1792 – 1872; 80 years
In office: 5 years; one reign
Lines: 1; British Hong Kong
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Governor of Hong Kong

British Hong Kong · the 5th of 33 dated reigns · 1841 – 1997

1 before

Henry Pottinger1841 – 1844

John Francis Davis1844 – 1848

George Bonham1848 – 1854

John Bowring1854 – 1859

Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead1859 – 1865

Richard Graves MacDonnell1866 – 1872

Arthur Kennedy1872 – 1877

25 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1854 – 1859 · 5 years · came to it aged 62

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1859; they died in 1872

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