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{{Short description|Irish soldier and colonial administrator}}
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| name = Hamilton Goold-Adams
| name = Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams
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| order = 12th
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| office = Governor of Queensland
| office = Governor of Queensland
| term_start = 15 March 1915
| term_start = 15 March 1915
| term_end = 3 February 1920
| term_end = 3 February 1920
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| monarch = [[George V]]
| premier = [[Digby Denham]] <br/> [[T. J. Ryan]] <br/> [[Ted Theodore]]
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| monarch = [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]
| predecessor = [[William MacGregor|Sir William MacGregor]]
| predecessor = Sir [[William MacGregor]]
| successor = [[Matthew Nathan|Sir Matthew Nathan]]
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| successor = Sir [[Matthew Nathan]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1858|6|27|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]]
| birth_place = [[Jamesbrook]], [[County Cork]], Ireland
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1920|4|12|1858|6|27|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Cape Town]], [[Cape Province]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]]
| death_place = [[Cape Town]], [[Cape Province]], South Africa
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| spouse = Elsie Riordon
| spouse = Elsie Riordon
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| children = Richard John Moreton Goold-Adams
| children = Richard John Moreton Goold-Adams<br/>Elizabeth Mary Goold-Adams
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Elizabeth Mary Goold-Adams
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[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] '''Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]], [[Order of the Bath|CB]] (27 June 1858 &ndash; 12 April 1920) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] soldier and colonial administrator who was [[Governor of Queensland]] in [[Australia]] from 1915 to 1920.
'''Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCMG|CB}} (27 June 1858, in [[Jamesbrook]], [[County Cork]] – 12 April 1920) was an Irish soldier and colonial administrator, who served as [[Governor of Queensland]] from 1915 to 1920.


==Early life==
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Born in the town of Jamesbrook in [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]], Goold-Adams was a cadet in the training ship [[HMS Conway (1830)|HMS ''Conway'']] until he decided to join the [[British Army]] and was commissioned in the [[Royal Scots]] Regiment, serving principally in southern Africa, where he achieved the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in 1885 and [[Major (UK)|major]] in 1895. During the [[Second Boer War]] he served first as Resident Commissioner in Bechuanaland and afterwards as commander of the Town Guard during the latter half of the [[Siege of Mafeking]] where he was twice [[Mentioned in Despatches]].
Born in the [[townland]] of [[Jamesbrook]] in [[County Cork]], Ireland, fourth son of Richard Wallis Goold-Adams (1802–73) and Mary Sarah Goold-Adams (d. 1899), daughter of [[Sir William Wrixon-Becher, 1st Baronet]].


==Military career==
He was made Deputy Commissioner and later [[Lieutenant-Governor]] of the [[Orange River Colony]] under Governor [[Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner]] from 1901 to 1907. He was made [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] in 1902 and GCMG in 1907.
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Hamilton Goold-Adams was a cadet in the training ship [[HMS Conway (school ship)|HMS ''Conway'']] until he decided to join the [[British Army]] and was commissioned in the [[Royal Scots]] Regiment, serving principally in southern Africa, where he achieved the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in 1885 and [[Major (UK)|major]] in 1895, leading many expeditions into the interior. During the [[Second Boer War]] he served first as Resident Commissioner in [[Bechuanaland]], Afterwards as commander of the Town Guard during the latter half of the [[Siege of Mafeking]] where he was twice [[Mentioned in Despatches]].


==Colonial administrator and governor==
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He returned to England in 1911 where he married a [[Canada|Canadian]] named Elsie Riordon on 4 July. Later that year he was appointed British [[High Commissioner]] to [[Cyprus]]. In 1914 he was made [[Governor of Queensland]], and arrived in [[Brisbane, Queensland|Brisbane]] just before the election of Queensland's first majority [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] government, under [[Premier of Queensland|Premier]] [[T. J. Ryan]]. He occasionally disapproved of Labor's policies and majority appointments to the [[Legislative Council of Queensland]].
[[File:StateLibQld 1 299795 Lady Morgan, accompanied by Governor Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, presenting a bouquet on the Bombala, Brisbane, 1915.jpg|thumb|left|Lady Morgan, accompanied by Governor Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, presenting a bouquet on the Bombala, [[Brisbane]], 1915]]
Goold-Adams was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the [[Orange River Colony]] under the Administrator [[Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner|Sir Alfred Milner]] (later Lord Milner) in January 1901. Following the end of hostilities in May 1902, the colony formally received a new constitution on 23 June, and Goold-Adams was appointed [[Lieutenant-Governor]],<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest intelligence – Orange River Colony |date=26 June 1902 |page=3 |issue=36804}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27459 |date=29 July 1902 |page=4834 }}</ref> serving as such until 1907, when he became governor.

Goold-Adams was made a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1902, and was advanced to [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1907.

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Goold-Adams returned to England in 1911, where he married a Canadian named Elsie Riordon on 4 July. Later that year he was appointed British [[High Commissioner]] to [[Cyprus]]. In 1914 he was made [[Governor of Queensland]], and arrived in [[Brisbane]] just before the election of Queensland's first majority [[Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)|Labor]] government, under [[Premier of Queensland|Premier]] [[T. J. Ryan]]. He occasionally disapproved of Labor's policies and majority appointments to the [[Legislative Council of Queensland]].


Returning to England after his retirement, Goold-Adams contracted [[pleurisy]] on board ship, and died in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] in 1920.
Returning to England after his retirement, Goold-Adams contracted [[pleurisy]] on board ship, and died in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] in 1920.

==Personal life==
Upon his return from South Africa on 4 July 1911, he married Elsie Riordan of Montreal, Canada; they had two children.


==References==
==References==
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*D. J. Murphy, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090049b.htm 'Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858 - 1920)'], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 9, [[Melbourne University Press]], 1983, p. 50.
*D. J. Murphy, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090049b.htm 'Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920)'], ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 9, [[Melbourne University Press]], 1983, p.&nbsp;50.
*Elizabeth Main: ''Man of Mafeking: The Bechuanaland Years of Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, 1884-1901'', Botswana Society (Botswana), 1996.
*Elizabeth Main: ''Man of Mafeking: The Bechuanaland Years of Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, 1884–1901'', Botswana Society (Botswana), 1996.
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Revision as of 01:45, 9 January 2024

Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams
GCMG, CB
12th Governor of Queensland
In office
15 March 1915 – 3 February 1920
MonarchGeorge V
PremierDigby Denham
T. J. Ryan
Ted Theodore
Preceded bySir William MacGregor
Succeeded bySir Matthew Nathan
Personal details
Born(1858-06-27)27 June 1858
Jamesbrook, County Cork, Ireland
Died12 April 1920(1920-04-12) (aged 61)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
SpouseElsie Riordon
ChildrenRichard John Moreton Goold-Adams
Elizabeth Mary Goold-Adams
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankMajor
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches

Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG, CB (27 June 1858, in Jamesbrook, County Cork – 12 April 1920) was an Irish soldier and colonial administrator, who served as Governor of Queensland from 1915 to 1920.

Early life

Born in the townland of Jamesbrook in County Cork, Ireland, fourth son of Richard Wallis Goold-Adams (1802–73) and Mary Sarah Goold-Adams (d. 1899), daughter of Sir William Wrixon-Becher, 1st Baronet.

Military career

Hamilton Goold-Adams was a cadet in the training ship HMS Conway until he decided to join the British Army and was commissioned in the Royal Scots Regiment, serving principally in southern Africa, where he achieved the rank of captain in 1885 and major in 1895, leading many expeditions into the interior. During the Second Boer War he served first as Resident Commissioner in Bechuanaland, Afterwards as commander of the Town Guard during the latter half of the Siege of Mafeking where he was twice Mentioned in Despatches.

Colonial administrator and governor

Lady Morgan, accompanied by Governor Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, presenting a bouquet on the Bombala, Brisbane, 1915

Goold-Adams was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Orange River Colony under the Administrator Sir Alfred Milner (later Lord Milner) in January 1901. Following the end of hostilities in May 1902, the colony formally received a new constitution on 23 June, and Goold-Adams was appointed Lieutenant-Governor,[1][2] serving as such until 1907, when he became governor.

Goold-Adams was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1902, and was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1907.

Goold-Adams returned to England in 1911, where he married a Canadian named Elsie Riordon on 4 July. Later that year he was appointed British High Commissioner to Cyprus. In 1914 he was made Governor of Queensland, and arrived in Brisbane just before the election of Queensland's first majority Labor government, under Premier T. J. Ryan. He occasionally disapproved of Labor's policies and majority appointments to the Legislative Council of Queensland.

Returning to England after his retirement, Goold-Adams contracted pleurisy on board ship, and died in Cape Town, South Africa in 1920.

Personal life

Upon his return from South Africa on 4 July 1911, he married Elsie Riordan of Montreal, Canada; they had two children.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamilton Goold-Adams.
  1. ^ "Latest intelligence – Orange River Colony". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 3.
  2. ^ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. p. 4834.
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