Henry Pottinger

Lieutenant-General The Right Honourable Sir Henry Pottinger Bt GCB
Portrait by Francis Grant, 1845
1st Governor of Hong Kong
In office 26 June 1843 – 8 May 1844
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant	Sir George D'Aguilar
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sir John Davis
Governor of the Cape Colony
In office 27 January 1847 – 1 December 1847
Preceded by	Sir Peregrine Maitland
Succeeded by	Sir Harry Smith
Governor of Madras
In office 7 April 1848 – 24 April 1854
Preceded by	The Marquess of Tweeddale
Succeeded by	The Lord Harris
Personal details
Born	(1789-10-03)3 October 1789 Mount Pottinger, Ballymacarrett, Ireland
Died	18 March 1856(1856-03-18) (aged 66) Malta, British Empire
Resting place	Msida Bastion Historic Garden, Malta
Spouse	Susanna Cooke ​ (m. 1820)​
Relations	Eldred Pottinger (nephew)
Children	4
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Bombay Army
Years of service	1804–1856
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars	Third Anglo-Maratha War First Opium War

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC (Chinese: 砵甸乍, 璞鼎查; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Hong Kong.