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John Bowring
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4th Governor of Hong Kong; hymnwriter; translator (1792-1872)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Minor Morals for Young People
- Works of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 3, Part 1
- Works; Volume 7
- Works of Jeremy Bentham; Volume 11
- Works of Jeremy Bentham; Volume 5
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1792
- Active to
- 1872
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 16
Sir John Bowring, KCB (Chinese translated name: 寶寧,寶靈 or 包令) (17 October 1792 – 23 November 1872) was an English political economist, traveller, miscellaneous writer, polyglot, and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong. Bowring was born in Exeter of Charles Bowring (1769–1856), a wool merchant from an old Unitarian family, and Sarah Jane Anne (d. 1828), the daughter of Thomas Lane, vicar of St Ives, Cornwall. His last formal education was a Unitarian school in Moretonhampstead and he started work in hi
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Quotes
- “In the cross of Christ I glory,Towering o'er the wrecks of time;All the light of sacred storyGathers round its head sublime.”
- “Chance and change are busy ever;Man decays, and ages move;But His mercy waneth never;God is wisdom, God is love.”
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Victoria
- Lieutenant governor
- MG William Jervois MG Robert Garrett MG Thomas Ashburnham MG Charles van Straubenzee
- Preceded by
- Sir George Bonham
- Succeeded by
- Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
- Born
- ( 1792-10-17 ) 17 October 1792, Exeter , Devon , England
- Died
- 23 November 1872 (1872-11-23) (aged 80), Claremont, Devon, England
- Party
- Radical
- Spouses
- Maria Lewin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1816 ; died 1858 ) Deborah Castle , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1860 )
- Children
- John Charles Lewin Bentham Edgar Alfred Emily Aloysia
- Profession
- Member of Parliament (UK)
- Chinese
- 寶寧
- Hanyu pinyin
- bǎo níng
- Jyutping
- bou2 ning4
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Sir John Bowring by John King.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Bowring
- date of birth
- 1792-10-17
- date of death
- 1872-01-01
- name in native language
- John Bowring
- birth name
- John Bowring
- P12749
- René Hamel
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Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to John Bowring, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Thai name Thaiพระยาสยามมานุกูลกิจ สยามมิตรมหายศ RTGSPhraya Sayam Manukunkit Sayammit Mahayot
Sir John Bowring, or Phrayā Siam Mānukūlakicca Siammitra Mahāyaśa (17 October 1792 – 23 November 1872) was a British political economist, traveller, writer, literary translator, polyglot and the fourth Governor of Hong Kong. He was appointed by Queen Victoria as emissary to Siam, later he was appointed by King Mongkut of Siam as ambassador to London, also making a treaty of amity with Siam on 18 April 1855, now referred to as the "Bowring Treaty". His namesake treaty was fully effective for 70 years, until the reign of Vajiravudh. This treaty was gradually edited and became completely ineffective in 1938 under the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram. Later, he was sent as a commissioner of Britain to the newly created Kingdom of Italy in 1861. He died in Claremont in Devon on 23 November 1872.