Harry Ord

Sir Harry St. George Ord (born June 17, 1819 in London , England , † August 20, 1885 in Homburg before the height ) was a British major general , colonial administrator and governor of the colonies of the Straits Settlements , the Bermuda Islands and Western Australia .

Life

Ord was born in 1819 in North Cray , London, to artilleryman Harry Gough Ord and his wife Louisa . After studying at the Woolwich Military Academy , he joined the Pioneer Corps of the British Army ( Royal Engineers ) in 1837 and served in Ireland , West Africa , India and the West Indies . In 1846 he married Julia Graham, the daughter of Admiral James Carpenter . From 1855 he entered the colonial service and was first appointed as a special commissioner on the Gold Coast , then from 1857 as the lieutenant governor of Dominica . Then Ord was governor of Bermuda from 1861 to 1864 and from 1867 the first governor of the Straits Settlements appointed by the Colonial Office . During this time he tried to promote the colony's trade with modern steamers , which could reach Europe much faster via the Suez Canal , which opened in 1869 .

After his return to England in 1873 he suffered from a tropical disease . In April 1877 he turned down the post as Governor of South Australia . In January 1878, however, he accepted the position as Governor of Western Australia. During his tenure he promoted the construction of the railroad in the colony, but this put a strain on the colony's budget.

In 1880 Ord left Australia and settled in Bury St Edmunds . In 1885 he succumbed to a heart attack while staying in Homburg vor der Höhe .

Awards

Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1878)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1881)

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Peter Boyce: Ord, Sir Harry St George (1819-1885) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1966–2012 (English).

predecessor	Office	successor
Freeman Murray	Governor of Bermuda 1861–1864	William Munroe
William Orfeur Cavenagh	Governor of the Straits Settlements 1867–1873	Andrew Clarke

personal data
SURNAME	Ord, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ord, Harry St. George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Governor of Bermuda, the Straits Settlements and Western Australia
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	London , England
DATE OF DEATH	August 20, 1885
Place of death	Homburg vor der Höhe