Hamilton Goold-Adams
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Major Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, GCMG
, CB
(27 June 1858 – 12 April 1920) was an Irish
soldier and colonial administrator who was Governor of Queensland in Australia
from 1915 to 1920.
, Ireland
, Goold-Adams was a cadet in the training ship HMS Conway
until he decided to join the British Army
and was commissioned in the Royal Scots Regiment, serving principally in southern Africa, where he achieved the rank of captain
in 1885 and major
in 1895. During the Second Boer War
he served first as Resident Commissioner in Bechuanaland and afterwards as commander of the Town Guard during the latter half of the Siege of Mafeking
where he was twice Mentioned in Despatches.
He was made Deputy Commissioner and later Lieutenant-Governor of the Orange River Colony
under Governor Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
from 1901 to 1907. He was made CMG
in 1902 and GCMG in 1907.
He returned to England in 1911 where he married a Canadian
named Elsie Riordon on 4 July. Later that year he was appointed British High Commissioner
to Cyprus
. In 1914 he was made Governor of Queensland, and arrived in Brisbane just before the election of Queensland's first majority Labor
government, under Premier T. J. Ryan
. He occasionally disapproved of Labor's policies and majority appointments to the Legislative Council of Queensland.
Returning to England after his retirement, Goold-Adams contracted pleurisy
on board ship, and died in Cape Town
, South Africa
in 1920.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, CB
Order of the Bath
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(27 June 1858 – 12 April 1920) was an Irish
Ireland
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soldier and colonial administrator who was Governor of Queensland in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
from 1915 to 1920.
Biography
Born in the town of Jamesbrook in County CorkCounty Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Goold-Adams was a cadet in the training ship HMS Conway
HMS Conway (school ship)
HMS Conway was a naval training school or "school ship", founded in 1859 and housed for most of its life aboard a 19th-century wooden battleship. The ship was originally stationed on the Mersey near Liverpool, then moved to the Menai Strait during World War II. While being towed back to Birkenhead...
until he decided to join the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and was commissioned in the Royal Scots Regiment, serving principally in southern Africa, where he achieved the rank of captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
in 1885 and major
Major (UK)
In the British military, major is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines. The rank insignia for a major is a crown...
in 1895. During the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
he served first as Resident Commissioner in Bechuanaland and afterwards as commander of the Town Guard during the latter half of the Siege of Mafeking
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was the most famous British action in the Second Boer War. It took place at the town of Mafeking in South Africa over a period of 217 days, from October 1899 to May 1900, and turned Robert Baden-Powell, who went on to found the Scouting Movement, into a national hero...
where he was twice Mentioned in Despatches.
He was made Deputy Commissioner and later Lieutenant-Governor of the Orange River Colony
Orange River Colony
The Orange River Colony was the British colony created after this nation first occupied and then annexed the independent Orange Free State in the Second Boer War...
under Governor Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner KG, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played an influential leadership role in the formulation of foreign and domestic policy between the mid-1890s and early 1920s...
from 1901 to 1907. He was made CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in 1902 and GCMG in 1907.
He returned to England in 1911 where he married a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
named Elsie Riordon on 4 July. Later that year he was appointed British High Commissioner
High Commissioner
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to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. In 1914 he was made Governor of Queensland, and arrived in Brisbane just before the election of Queensland's first majority Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
government, under Premier T. J. Ryan
T. J. Ryan
Thomas Joseph "T.J." Ryan was Premier of Queensland, Australia from May 1915 until October 1919 when he resigned to enter Federal politics.-Early life:Thomas Joseph Ryan was born at Port Fairy, Victoria...
. He occasionally disapproved of Labor's policies and majority appointments to the Legislative Council of Queensland.
Returning to England after his retirement, Goold-Adams contracted pleurisy
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....
on board ship, and died in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in 1920.