Image by dgazdik on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Henry Barkly
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir Henry Barkly
British politician and colonial governor (1815–1898)
OverviewAI-generated
Henry Barkly was a male politician, civil servant, and botanical collector from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Born in Highbury in 1815, he served as Governor of Victoria and was a member of the Conservative Party. He also stood as a candidate in the 1847 United Kingdom general election. Barkly worked in London and spoke English.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society, receiving these awards for his contributions. His botanical collections are held at the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, and he is recognized in the Royal Society collection. Barkly died in South Kensington in 1898 and is buried at Brompton Cemetery.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Highbury
- Place of death
- South Kensington
- Occupation
- civil servant
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Henry Barkly.jpg
- Work location
- London
Show 10 more facts
- place of burial
- Brompton Cemetery
- Commons category
- Sir Henry Barkly
- member of
- Royal Geographical Society
- date of birth
- 1815-02-24
- date of death
- 1898-10-20
- name in native language
- Henry Barkly
- writing language
- English language
- candidacy in election
- 1847 United Kingdom general election
- collection items at
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
- P6944
- Henry Barkly
via Wikidata · CC0