Geoffry Northcote
British colonial administrator (1881–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote, KCMG KStJ (羅富國;9 February 1881 – 10 July 1948) was a British colonial administrator.
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Sir Geoffry Northcote | |||||||||||
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20th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||||
In office 28 October 1937 – 6 September 1941 | |||||||||||
Monarch | George VI | ||||||||||
Colonial Secretary | Norman Lockhart Smith | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Sir Andrew Caldecott | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sir Mark Aitchison Young | ||||||||||
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Born | (1881-02-09)9 February 1881 | ||||||||||
Died | 10 July 1948(1948-07-10) (aged 67) Sanderstead, Surrey, England | ||||||||||
Spouse | Edith Juliet Mary Adams | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford | ||||||||||
Profession | colonial administrator | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 羅富國 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 罗富国 | ||||||||||
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