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Augustus Hemming

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Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming GCMG (2 September 1841 – 27 March 1907) was a British colonial administrator, who acted as governor of a number of colonies, including British Guiana (1896-1898) and Jamaica (1898-1904).[1]

In April 1902, Sir Augustus Hemming (as governor of Jamaica) and Lady Hemming visited Cuba as guests of Military Governor Leonard Wood.[2]

Hemming was also a first-class cricketer. He played six first-class matches: five for various teams in England between 1866 and 1878, and one in 1902 when he was Governor of Jamaica and aged 60.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ BRITISH GUIANA'S GOVERNOR.; Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming Succeeds Sir Charles C. Lees New York Times
  2. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36732. London. 3 April 1902. p. 4. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
  3. ^ "Augustus Hemming". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Combined Jamaica and United Services XI v RA Bennett's XI". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "First-Class Oldest Players". The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 9 January 2021.