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Harry Rawson

Admiral and Governor

Died when: 66 years 363 days (803 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Harry Rawson

Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, GCB, GCMG (5 November 1843 – 3 November 1910) was a senior 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.

Rawson was appointed Governor of New South Wales, serving from 27 May 1902 to 27 May 1909.

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