Background
LE HUNTE, George Ruthven was born on August 20, 1852. Son of George Le Hunte of Wexford.
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George Ruthven LE HUNTE
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Eton; Trinity College, Cambridge. Bachelor of Arts 1873. Master of Arts 1880*.
Career
Barrister, Inner Temple, 1881. Private Secretary to Sir A. Gordon, Knight Commander of Saint Michael and Saint George (Lord Stan more). First Governor of Fiji, 1875.
Served in various offices in Fiji, 1875-1887.
Judicial Com missioner for High Commission Western Pacific, 1883. President of Dominica, 1887-1894.
Colonial Secretary, Barbados, 1894-1897. Colonial Secretary, Mauritius, 1897.
Lieutenant-Governor British New Guinea, 1898-1903.
Governor South Australia, 1193 1908. Decorated for Colonial service. Governor and Coramander-in-Chief of Trinidad and Tobago since 1908.
Membership
Club: Travellers’.
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Connections
Spouse 1884, Caroline Rachel,daughter of John Clowes of Burton Court, Herefords.
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British