Harry Rawson

Admiral Sir Harry Rawson GCB, GCMG
21st Governor of New South Wales
In office 27 May 1902 – 27 May 1909
Monarch	Edward VII
Lieutenant	Sir Frederick Darley
Preceded by	The Earl Beauchamp
Succeeded by	The Viscount Chelmsford
Personal details
Born	(1843-11-05)5 November 1843 Walton-on-Hill, Lancashire, England
Died	3 November 1910(1910-11-03) (aged 66) London, England
Spouse	Florence Alice Stewart Shaw
Relations	Sir Dudley de Chair (nephew)
Occupation	Naval officer
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Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1857–1901
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Cape of Good Hope Station Channel Fleet
Battles/wars	Second Opium War Anglo-Egyptian War Benin Expedition of 1897 Anglo-Zanzibar War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, GCB, GCMG (5 November 1843 – 3 November 1910) was a British naval officer in the Royal Navy. He is chiefly remembered for overseeing the Benin Expedition of 1897, a British punitive expedition against the Kingdom of Benin (in modern-day Nigeria). Rawson's force looted and burned the palace, exiled the Oba, and plundered a large number of the Benin Bronzes and other royal treasures.^[2] Rawson was appointed Governor of New South Wales, serving from 27 May 1902 to 27 May 1909.