Henry Barkly
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 24, 1815
- Date of death
- October 20, 1898
- Place of birth
- Highbury
- Place of death
- South Kensington
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
- Occupation
- politician, civil servant, botanical collector
- Position held
- Governor of British Guiana, Governor of British Mauritius, Governor of Jamaica, Governor of Victoria, member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
- Educated at
- Bruce Castle School[21]
- Member of political party
- Conservative Party[29]
- Award received
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[22][23][24][25]
- Candidacy in election
- 1847 United Kingdom general election[37]
- Collection items at
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[40]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, first supplement, The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[33][34]
- Name in native language
- Henry Barkly[36]
- P14397
- 282
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- Place of burial
- Brompton Cemetery[8]
- Social classification
- slave owner[38]
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- 0000000064574768
- VIAF cluster ID
- 92954339
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n2013005355
- Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
- barkly-sir-henry-2936
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 11992482g
- Bionomia ID
- Henry Barkly
- Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
- 1330
- British Museum person or institution ID
- 204143
- Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
- P001523b
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Henry-Barkly
- FAST ID
- 1911795
- Freebase ID
- /m/026kb9p
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- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000024971713487
- Google Arts & Culture entity ID
- m026kb9p
- Hansard (1803–2005) ID
- mr-henry-barkly
- Harvard Index of Botanists ID
- 9304
- Legacies of British Slave-ownership person ID
- 10612
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35632824
- NLA Trove people ID
- 547536
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007594686605171
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 070251584
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 1424
- Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
- NA1327
- People Australia ID
- 2936
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A026685263
- Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
- 3104
- S2A3 Biographical Database ID
- 153
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- 69495
- TheyWorkForYou ID
- 16559
- UK National Archives ID
- F66659
- WBIS ID
- N004-548-3, B9989
- WikiTree person ID
- Barkly-6
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJd3JcbyKBBCGKYjqtw6Kd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/90aaef76-fbb2-42df-b160-2d311f7bce06
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Summary
Henry Barkly was born on February 24, 1815[1], in Highbury[2]. He died on October 20, 1898[3], in South Kensington[4]. He worked as a politician[5], civil servant[6], and botanical collector[7].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Henry Barkly include Barkly Tableland[41], a plain[42], in Australia[43]; Barkly West[44], a town[45], in South Africa[46], founded in 1869[47]; Barkly East[48], a town[49], in South Africa[50], founded in 1873[51]; and Barkly River[52], a river[53], in Australia[54].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Henry Barkly include Barkly Tableland[41], a plain[42], in Australia[43]; Barkly West[44], a town[45], in South Africa[46], founded in 1869[47]; Barkly East[48], a town[49], in South Africa[50], founded in 1873[51]; and Barkly River[52], a river[53], in Australia[54].
FAQs
Where was Henry Barkly born?
Henry Barkly was born in Highbury[2].
Where did Henry Barkly die?
Henry Barkly passed away in South Kensington[4].
Who was Henry Barkly married to?
Henry Barkly's spouses include Anne Maria Barkly[9] and Elizabeth Helen Barkly[10].
What did Henry Barkly do for work?
Henry Barkly worked as a politician[5], civil servant[6], and botanical collector[7].
Where did Henry Barkly go to school?
Henry Barkly was educated at Bruce Castle School[21].
What awards did Henry Barkly receive?
Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[22], Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[23], Fellow of the Royal Society[24], and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[25].