Sir Henry Pottinger | |
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 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 | 3 October 1789 Mount Pottinger, Ballymacarrett, Ireland |
| Died | 18 March 1856 (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 Bt GCB PC (Chinese: 砵甸乍, 璞鼎查; pinyin: Bōdiānzhà; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator from Ulster who became the first Governor of Hong Kong.