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About Charles Elliot
Admiral Sir Charles Elliot was a British Royal Navy officer, diplomat, and colonial administrator. He became the first Administrator of Hong Kong in 1841 while serving as both Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China. He was a key founder in the establishment of Hong Kong as a British colony.
Everything about Charles Elliot →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, naval officer
- Position held
- Governor of Bermuda, Governor of Bermuda, Governor of Trinidad
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1801, August 15, 1801
- Died
- September 9, 1875