| 词条 | Claud Severn |
| 释义 |
Sir Claude Severn {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE|CMG}} (Chinese Translated Name: 施勳) (1869–1933) was a British colonial administrator. Severn joined the colonial civil service in British Malaya in 1894 and worked under the Governor of the Straits Settlements. In 1912 he became Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and remained in the post until 1925. During this period Severn governed Hong Kong on various occasions as an acting administrator during the transition period to a new Governor. BiographySir Claud Severn was born on 9 Sep 1869 in Adelaide, South Australia to Walter Severn (1830－1904) and Mary Dalrymple Fergusson (1845-1916). His mother was the daughter of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet. Severn went to St Peter's College, Adelaide, studied Latin and chemistry at the University of Adelaide.[1] He later graduated from University of Cambridge with a BA in 1890 and MA in 1913.[1] Later lifeAfter his service in Hong Kong, Severn departed from Britain and died at the Old Rectory, Ewelme, near Oxford, on 8 Apr 1933; in 1920, he married Margaret Annie Bullock and they had three children but no grandchildren. MemorySevern Road, which is located on Mount Gough in Hong Kong, was named after him. The official residence of the Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong) is located at 19 Severn Road. Honours
See also
References1. ^1 2 3 "Severn, Sir Claud", Who Was Who, London: A & C Black, 1996. {{Commons category|Claud Severn}}{{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{succession box|before=Sir Warren Delabere Barnes |title=Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong |years=1912 - 1925 |after=Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn }}{{succession box |before=Frederick, Lord Lugard |title=Acting Administrator of Hong Kong |years=March–July 1912 |after=Sir Francis Henry May }}{{succession box |before=Sir Francis Henry May |title=Acting Administrator of Hong Kong |years=September 1918-September 1919 |after=Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs }}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Severn, Claud}}{{HongKong-gov-bio-stub}}{{UK-gov-bio-stub}} 6 : 1869 births|1933 deaths|Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong|People from Adelaide|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。