Robert William Harley

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Sir
Robert William Harley
Governor of the Gold Coast
In office
September 1872 – 2 October 1873
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byRobert William Keate
Succeeded byGarnet Joseph Wolseley
Lieutenant Governor of Tobago
In office
1875–1877
Preceded byHerbert Taylor Ussher
Succeeded byAugustus Frederick Gore
Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
In office
1877–1882
Preceded byCyril Clerke Graham
Succeeded byReplaced by Administrator of Grenada
Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras
In office
1883–1884
Preceded byFrederick Palgrave Barlee
Succeeded byReplaced by Governor of British Honduras
Personal details
Born1829
Dublin, Ireland
DiedAugust 23, 1892(1892-08-23) (aged 63)
Kensington, London

Colonel Sir Robert William Harley KCMG CB (1829 – 23 August 1892) was a British colonial administrator. He served as governor-in-chief of the Gold Coast, between September 1872 and 2 October 1873.

Harley was born in 1829 and joined the Army in 1847.[1] In 1860 he was a captain in the 3rd West India Regiment.[2] He died on 23 August 1892 at the age of 62.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The New Lieutenant-Governor of Honduras". News. The Times. No. 30789. London. 9 April 1883. col D, p. 7.
  2. ^ Office, Great Britain War (1860). List of All the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines on Full and Half Pay, with an Index, and a Succession of Colonels. War Office. p. 773.
  3. ^ "Deaths". Deaths. The Times. No. 33726. London. 25 August 1892. col A, p. 1.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Gold Coast
1872–1873
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Tobago
1875–1877
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
1877–1882
Succeeded by
Replaced by Administrator of Grenada
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras
1883–1884
Succeeded by
Replaced by Governor of British Honduras