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Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC (Chinese: 砵甸乍, 璞鼎查; pinyin: Bōdiānzhà; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator from Ulster who became the first Governor of Hong Kong.
In China: The first Opium War and its aftermath. Elliot’s successor, Henry Pottinger, arrived at Macau in August and campaigned northward, seizing Xiamen (Amoy), Dinghai, and Ningbo. Reinforced from India, he resumed action in May 1842 and took Wusong, Shanghai, and Zhenjiang.
Pottinger Papers Description: This series contains private and semi-official correspondence of Sir Henry Pottinger, relating primarily to India and to his time in China, 1841-1844. Date:...
Apr 18, 2015 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong and a Belfast native. Find out where his memorial plaque is located and how he negotiated the Treaty of Nanking.
A chapter from a book about the British colonial rule in South Asia, focusing on the adventures of Lieutenant Henry Pottinger, who explored the area between India and Iran in the early nineteenth century. The chapter discusses the social context, the political significance and the historical sources of his journey, as well as the role of the Baloch tribes in the region.
The highest military rank he attained appears to have been that of Major-General in the East India Company's service. He was governor of the Cape of Good Hope in 1846 and 1847, and of Madras from 1847 to 1854. Sir Henry Pottinger died at Malta, 18th March 1856, aged 66.
Pottinger, Sir Henry (1789–1856), 1st baronet, soldier and diplomat, was born 25 December 1789 at Mountpottinger, Co. Down, fifth son of Edward-Curwen Pottinger, landowner, and his wife Anne, daughter of Robert Gordon of Florida Manor, Co. Down.
