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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Davis, John Francis, 1795-1890 NRA: Davis, Sir John Francis (1795-1890) Knight Diplomat and Writer DNB: Davis, Sir John Francis, first baronet (1795–1890), colonial governor and Chinese scholar LBT ID: JoDavis1890 VIAF ID: 45166049 LOC ID: n50035543 | B/BAP: 1795-07-16 DIED: 1890-11-13 |
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The son of Samuel Davis, a director of the East India Company, he served with the EIC in
China and was governor and commander-in-chief of Hong Kong (1844). | |
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Sir John Francis Davis, first baronet:
The Chinese: a General Description of the Empire of China and its
Inhabitants. Found 1.
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