Charles St George Cleverly
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Surveyor General
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in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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. He worked under the Colonial Secretary
Chief Secretary for Administration
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and was responsible for public infrastructure
Public infrastructure
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, town planning and land auction.
Cleverly is famous for the construction of Government House
Government House
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. The construction began in October 1851 and finished in October 1855.
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Hong Kong Government Gazette
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in relation to the public auction
Public auction
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of crown land
Crown land
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and buildings.
Cleverly Street
Cleverly Street
Cleverly Street is a street in Sheung Wan of Hong Kong. The street starts from Connaught Road Central and ends in Queen's Road Central, crossing Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Lok Street, Bonham Strand, Burd Street and Jervois Street....
in Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan
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, Hong Kong, is named after him.。
Family
Charles Cleverly was born in KilworthKilworth
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, County Cork
County Cork
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, Ireland
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, but it is believed that his family were not native Irish. According to his will, his address was Collingham Place, South Kensington
South Kensington
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, Middlesex
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in England
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Charles was the grandson of William Cleverly who owned a shipyard beside the River Thames
River Thames
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in London
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. He built many large ships for the British East India Company.。
Charles had a brother named Osmund Cleverly who worked in Hong Kong.
One of Charles's sons was Osmund Somers Cleverly, the Principal Private Secretary
Principal Private Secretary
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of Prime Ministers
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
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, and Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
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. Another was Peter Cleverly, an architect
Architect
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.。
He died in Hanley Castle
Hanley Castle
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, Upton-upon-Severn
Upton-upon-Severn
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, Worcester
Worcester
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in England.。