MACDONNELL

Sir Richard Graves (eld. son of Richard Macdonnell d. 1867). b. Dublin 3 Sep. 1814; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, scholar 1833, B.A. 1835, M.A. 1836, LL.B. 1845, LL.D. 1862; called to Irish bar 1838; barrister L.I. 25 Jany. 1841; chief justice of the Gambia 20 July 1843 to 1 Oct. 1847; governor of British settlements on the Gambia 1 Oct. 1847 to 23 Feb. 1852, conducted several exploring expeditions opening up the interior of Africa from the Gambia to the Senegal; administrator of St. Vincent 23 Feb. 1852 to 6 Nov. 1854; governor of South Australia 8 June 1855 to 4 March 1862; lieut.-governor of Nova Scotia 28 May 1864 to Oct. 1865; governor of Hong Kong 19 Oct. 1865, retired on pension 1872; C.B. 12 Feb. 1852; knighted at Bucking ham palace 28 Jany. 1856; K.C.M.G. 23 Feb. 1871. d. Hyères, France 5 Feb. 1881. bur. Kensal Green cemet. 14 Feb. I.L.N. lxxviii 220, 222 (1881), portrait .