Pottinger Baronets
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The Pottinger Baronetcy, of Richmond in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 April 1840 for Lieutenant-General Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong
from 1843 to 1844. His eldest son, the second Baronet, emigrated to Australia where he became a police inspector. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. On his death in 1909 the title became extinct.
Eldred Pottinger
was the nephew of the first Baronet.
Governor of Hong Kong
The Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...
from 1843 to 1844. His eldest son, the second Baronet, emigrated to Australia where he became a police inspector. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. On his death in 1909 the title became extinct.
Eldred Pottinger
Eldred Pottinger
Eldred Pottinger , Anglo-Indian soldier and diplomatist, son of Thomas Pottinger of Mountpottinger, County Down, and Charlotte Moore. He was educated at Addiscombe Military Academy, and entered the Bombay Artillery in 1827...
was the nephew of the first Baronet.
Pottinger Baronets, of Richmond (1839)
- Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet (1789-1856)
- Sir Frederick William Pottinger, 2nd Baronet (1831-1865)
- Sir Henry Pottinger, 3rd Baronet (1834-1909)