George Thomas Michael O'Brien

Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien KCMG


6th Governor of Fiji
In office March 1897 – 1901
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir John Thurston
Succeeded by	Sir William Allardyce (acting)
5th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office March 1897 – 1901
Preceded by	Sir John Thurston
Succeeded by	Sir William Allardyce (acting)
9th Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
In office 1892–1895
Preceded by	Francis Fleming
Succeeded by	Sir James Lockhart
19th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue
In office 18 October 1890 – 31 July 1891
Preceded by	W. H. Ravenscroft
Succeeded by	J. A. Swettenham
Treasurer of Ceylon
In office 6 August 1886 – 1890
Preceded by	William Dumaresq Wright
Succeeded by	Frederick Richard Saunders
Personal details
Born	5 November 1844
Died	12 April 1906(1906-04-12) (aged 61–62)
Occupation	Colonial administrator

Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien KCMG (Chinese: 柯布連) (5 November 1844 – 12 April 1906) was a British colonial official who served as Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1892 to 1895, and as Governor of Fiji from 1897 to 1901.

O'Brien was the 19th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of British Ceylon. He was appointed on 18 October 1890, succeeding W. H. Ravenscroft, and held the office until 31 July 1891. He was succeeded by J. A. Swettenham.^[1] He also served as Treasurer of Ceylon from 1886 to 1890.

He died in 1906.^[2]

O'Brien Road (柯布連道) in Wan Chai, Hong Kong was named after him.^[3]

References

↑ "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
↑ The Brisbane Courier, Page5, 19 April 1906
↑ Yanne, Andrew; Heller, Gillis (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 83. ISBN 9789622099449.

Legal offices
Preceded by W. H. Ravenscroft	Accountant General and Controller of Revenue 1890–1891	Succeeded by J. A. Swettenham
Government offices
Preceded by William Dumaresq Wright	Treasurer of Ceylon 1886–1890	Succeeded by Frederick Richard Saunders
Preceded by Francis Fleming	Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1892-1895	Succeeded by Sir James Lockhart
Preceded by Sir John Bates Thurston	High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1897–1901	Succeeded by William Lamond Allardyce, acting
Preceded by Sir John Bates Thurston	Governor of Fiji 1897–1901	Succeeded by William Lamond Allardyce, acting

Governors of Fiji

Sir Hercules Robinson Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon Sir William Des Vœux Sir Charles Mitchell Sir John Bates Thurston Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien Sir William Allardyce Sir Henry Moore Jackson Sir Everard im Thurn Sir Charles Henry Major Sir Francis Henry May Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell Sir Eyre Hutson Sir Murchison Fletcher Sir Cecil Barton Sir Arthur Richards Sir Harry Luke Sir Philip Euen Mitchell Sir John Rankine John Ferns Nicoll Sir Alexander Grantham Sir Brian Freeston Sir Ronald Garvey Sir Kenneth Maddocks Sir Derek Jakeway Sir Robert Sidney Foster

Auditors General of Sri Lanka

Smith Frazer Boyd Tolfrey Plaske Bertolacci D'Oyly Tolfrey Carrington Marshall Wright MacCarthy Gibson Pennefeather Callander Douglas Barclay Ravenscroft O'Brien Swettenham Taylor Ellis Senior MacGregor Woods Morley Goonetilleke Smith Weerasinghe De Silva Fernando Settinayake Wijayasuriya Gamini Epa Sabry Mayadunne Pematilaka Swarnajothi Wijesinghe

Treasurer of Ceylon

Boyd Carrington Eden Drave Granville Carrington Granville Turnour Templer Caulfield Saunders Vane Wright O'Brien Saunders Lee Pennycuick Cameron Nicolle Senior Woods

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