Hudson Ralph Janisch

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Hudson Ralph Janisch, CMG, [1] FRAS (died March 1884) was Governor of St Helena from 1873 [2] until his death in 1884. He is the only St Helena-born governor of the island.

During his tenure as Governor, he was forbidden to reside at Plantation House, the governor's official residence, on economic grounds. [3]

A grand-daughter was the South African educationalist Miriam Janisch.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 24464". The London Gazette . 30 May 1877. p. 3442.
  2. ↑ "No. 24022". The London Gazette . 3 October 1873. p. 4429.
  3. ↑ Smallman, David L. (2003). Quincentenary: A Story of St Helena, 1502-2002. Penzance, Cornwall: Patten Press.
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