Walter Hely-Hutchinson
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Anglo-Irish
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diplomat and colonial administrator.
Biography
He was the son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of DonoughmoreRichard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore
Richard John Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore PC , styled Viscount Suirdale between 1832 and 1851, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:...
, He attended the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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Sir Walter held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Malta
Malta
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between 1884 and 1889. He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands between 1889 and 1893. He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal and Zululand between 1893 and 1901.
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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and was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George He was invested as a Privy Counsellor
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; thus he was styled The Rt. Hon.
He was the last Governor of the Cape Colony
Cape Colony
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between 1901 and 1910 and was High Commissioner to South Africa in 1909 during the absence of Lord Selborne.