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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|British Army general and colonial administrator}} | ||
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|honorific-prefix = [[Major General]] | |honorific-prefix = [[Major General]] | ||
|name = Sir Terence O'Brien | |name = Sir Terence O'Brien | ||
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[[Major General]] Sir '''John Terence Nicholls O'Brien''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (23 April 1830 – 25 February 1903<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sir J. Terence O'brien, K.C.M.G.|date=26 February 1903|work=[[The Times]]|issue=37014|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[surveyor]], engineer and colonial [[governor]]. | [[Major General]] Sir '''John Terence Nicholls O'Brien''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (23 April 1830 – 25 February 1903<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sir J. Terence O'brien, K.C.M.G.|date=26 February 1903|work=[[The Times]]|issue=37014|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[surveyor]], engineer and colonial [[governor]]. | ||
Born in [[ | Born in [[Manchester]], England, O'Brien studied at [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]], and then attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. | ||
O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka|publisher=Rulers.org|access-date=20 June | O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka|publisher=Rulers.org|access-date=20 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] in 1889. | In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] in 1889. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Newfoundland and Labrador | *[[List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Governors of Newfoundland]] | ||
*[[List of people | *[[List of people from Newfoundland and Labrador]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{s-ttl|title=[[List of Newfoundland and Labrador | {{s-ttl|title=[[List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Colonial and Dominion Governors (1855-1934)|Colonial Governor of Newfoundland]]|years=1889–1895}} | ||
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[[Category:General | [[Category:General Officers Commanding, Ceylon]] | ||
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