Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright

Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (December 26, 1817 – December 23, 1897) was a British civil servant who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.

Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright
Personal details
Born(1817-12-26)December 26, 1817
London, England, United Kingdom
DiedDecember 23, 1897(1897-12-23) (aged 79)
Ontario, Canada
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDiplomat, civil servant

Kortright was baptised on January 8, 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright. He died on December 23, 1897 in Ontario, Canada, three days before his eightieth birthday.[1] 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.[2]
  • From 3 April 1877 until 13 December 1881, he was Governor of British Guiana[3]

Political Summary

Government offices
Preceded by
John Cornell Chads
President of the British Virgin Islands
1854–1857
Succeeded by
Thomas Price
Preceded by
Robert William Keate
Lieutenant Governor of Grenada
1857–1864
Succeeded by
Robert Miller Mundy
Preceded by
James Vickery Drysdale
Lieutenant Governor of Tobago
1864–1872
Succeeded by
Herbert Taylor Ussher
Preceded by
Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan
Administrator of The Gambia
1873–1875
Succeeded by
Sir Samuel Rowe
Preceded by
Samuel Rowe
Governor of Sierra Leone
1876–1877
Succeeded by
Horatio James Huggins
Preceded by
William A. G. Young
Governor of British Guiana
1877–1881
Succeeded by
William A. G. Young

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