Cornelius Alfred Moloney
| His Excellency Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney KCMG, FRGS | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1848 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Residence |
Westerford, Church Road, Richmond, Surrey [1883] Government House, Bathurst, Gambia [1885] Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Lagos [1888] Government House, Belize, British Honduras [1894] Government House, St George's, Grenada, West Indies [1897] Ingatestone Hall, Essex [1905] | ||||||||||
| Occupation |
administrative armed services | ||||||||||
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proposed 1883.10.30
Colonial Secretary, Gold Coast Colony [1883] he was Capt. then
Governor of the Windward Islands [1899]
1908.02.25 It was resolved that the following more than three years in arrears should be struck off the list of Fellows:- Dr Breyer, Messrs Coffin, Doutté, Ditcham, Mrs Fisher, Dr Gollier, Sir C. Moloney, Messrs Pengelly, Small and Waters.
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Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, KCMG, (1848 – 13 August 1913[1]) was a British colonial administrator.[2]
He served as British Administrator of The Gambia from 1884 to 1886, Governor of Lagos Colony from 1886 to 1890, Governor of British Honduras from 1891 to 1897, Governor of the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1897 to 1900, and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago from November 1900[3] to 1904. It was during his term as governor of Trinidad and Tobago that the Water riots took place. They resulted in the destruction of the Red House, the seat of government.
Moloney was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) 1882, later being promoted to Knight Commander (K.C.M.G.) in the New Year's Honours list 1 January 1890.[4]
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Mimetillus moloneyi (Moloney's mimic bat) was named after him.[6
Born Ireland?; died near Florence. Served in 1st West India Regiment before moving into colonial administration in West Africa, British Honduras (governor), Windward Islands (governor), and Trinidad and Tobago (governor). CMG 1882; KCMG 1890. Strong interest in botany, forestry and agriculture. Founded botanic gardens in Lagos and Belize. Close contacts with Kew Gardens.