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'''Malcolm Struan Tonnochy''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 杜老誌) (5 December 1841 – 14 December 1882) was an | '''Malcolm Struan Tonnochy''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 杜老誌) (5 December 1841 – 14 December 1882) was an Indian colonial major official serving in [[India]] and <!--colony secretary?-->in [[Hong Kong]]. He was acting [[Governor of Hong Kong]] in March 1882. | ||
==Early years== | ==Early years== | ||
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==Colonial Service in Hong Kong== | ==Colonial Service in Hong Kong== | ||
It seems that Tonnochy did not complete his studies at Cambridge, choosing instead to try for a new cadetship in the [[Hong Kong]] Civil Service, by competitive examination in 1862. In this he was successful, along with fellow candidates [[Cecil Clementi Smith]] and Walter Meredith Deane, the three of them comprising the first appointments on merit in a service that was beginning to modernise.<ref>Tsang, Steve. Governing Hong Kong: Administrative Officers from the 19th Century to the Hand-over to China, 1862-1997. London: I.B. Tauris, 2007.</ref> Tonnochy worked his way up to hold many posts including Coroner, Assistant Harbour Master, Police Magistrate, acting [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Colonial Treasurer]] (when [[James Russell (judge)|James Russell]] was absent), acting [[Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary]] and as judge in the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Admiralty court|Vice Admiralty Court of Hong Kong]] from 1879 to 1882. From 1876 to 1882 he was Superintendent of [[Victoria Gaol]] (under [[Hong Kong Police]] 1876-1879 and [[Hong Kong Correctional Services]] from 1879 to 1882). He was acting Administrator (i.e. Governor) for two short periods, in 1881 during the absence of [[ | It seems that Tonnochy did not complete his studies at Cambridge, choosing instead to try for a new cadetship in the [[Hong Kong]] Civil Service, by competitive examination in 1862. In this he was successful, along with fellow candidates [[Cecil Clementi Smith]] and Walter Meredith Deane, the three of them comprising the first appointments on merit in a service that was beginning to modernise.<ref>Tsang, Steve. Governing Hong Kong: Administrative Officers from the 19th Century to the Hand-over to China, 1862-1997. London: I.B. Tauris, 2007.</ref> Tonnochy worked his way up to hold many posts including Coroner, Assistant Harbour Master, Police Magistrate, acting [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Colonial Treasurer]] (when [[James Russell (judge)|James Russell]] was absent), acting [[Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary]] and as judge in the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Admiralty court|Vice Admiralty Court of Hong Kong]] from 1879 to 1882. From 1876 to 1882 he was Superintendent of [[Victoria Gaol]] (under [[Hong Kong Police]] 1876-1879 and [[Hong Kong Correctional Services]] from 1879 to 1882). He was acting Administrator (i.e. Governor) for two short periods, in 1881 during the absence of [[John Pope Hennessy|Sir John Pope Hennessy]] in Peking, and in 1882 after Hennessy left office.<ref>Obituary: The London and China Telegraph, January 22, 1883, p74.</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge]] | ||
[[Category:Hong Kong Government]] | [[Category:Hong Kong Government]] | ||
[[Category:Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong]] | [[Category:Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong]] | ||