Governor of the Gold Coast Frederick Mitchell Hodgeson pictured in Kumasi (1900)
Governor of Gold Coast
In office 29 May 1898 – 29 August 1900
Monarch
Victoria
Preceded by
William Edward Maxwell
Succeeded by
Matthew Nathan
Governor of Barbados
In office November 1900[1] – 1904
Preceded by
James Shaw Hay
Succeeded by
Gilbert Thomas Carter
Governor of British Guiana
In office 26 September 1904 – 5 July 1912
Monarchs
Edward VII
George V
Preceded by
James Alexander Swettenham
Succeeded by
Walter Egerton
Personal details
Born
1851 (1851)
Died
6 August 1925(1925-08-06) (aged 73–74)
Nationality
British
Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, KCMG (1851 – 6 August 1925[2]) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Gold Coast (1898–1900), Barbados (1900–04) and British Guiana (1904–11).
^"No. 27245". The London Gazette. 9 November 1900. p. 6854.
^"death Announcements (H-L) from the London Times RootsChat.com, quoting The Times: "On the 6th Aug., at 21, Rosary-gardens, South Kensington, Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, K.C.M.G., V.D., late Governor British Guiana, aged 73. Funeral at Brookwood Cemetery to-morrow (Saturday)...."
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