Cecil Clementi
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Not to be confused with his uncle Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (1840–1916), also a colonial administrator.
Sir Cecil Clementi GCMG KStJ FRGS (Chinese: 金文泰; Jyutping: Gam1 Man4 Taai3; 1 September 1875 – 5 April 1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1930, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements from 1930 to 1934.
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Sir Cecil Clementi | |||||||||||||
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20th Governor of Straits Settlements | |||||||||||||
In office 5 February 1930 – 17 February 1934 | |||||||||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||||||||
Colonial Secretary | Sir John Scott | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sir Hugh Charles Clifford | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Sir Andrew Caldecott (Acting) Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas | ||||||||||||
17th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
In office 1 November 1925 – 1 February 1930 | |||||||||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||||||||
Colonial Secretary | Sir Claud Severn Sir Thomas Southorn | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | Reginald Edward Stubbs | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | William Peel | ||||||||||||
Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |||||||||||||
In office 1 April 1925 – 18 October 1925 | |||||||||||||
Monarch | George V | ||||||||||||
Preceded by | William Henry Manning | ||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Edward Bruce Alexander (Acting governor) | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1875-09-01)1 September 1875 Cawnpore, North-Western Provinces, British India | ||||||||||||
Died | 5 April 1947(1947-04-05) (aged 71) High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||
Citizenship | British | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Marie Penelope Rose Eyres | ||||||||||||
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford (BA, MA) | ||||||||||||
Profession | colonial administrator, merchant | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 金文泰 | ||||||||||||
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