Augustus Hemming
British colonial administrator and cricketer
Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming GCMG (2 September 1841 – 27 March 1907) was a British colonial administrator, who served 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] Later the same year he opened an extension to the Constant Spring Hotel, promoting increased tourism to the island.[3]
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.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ BRITISH GUIANA'S GOVERNOR.; Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming Succeeds Sir Charles C. Lees New York Times
- ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36732. London. 3 April 1902. p. 4.
- ^ "Latest Intelligence - The Development of Jamaica". The Times. No. 36941. London. 3 December 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "Augustus Hemming". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Combined Jamaica and United Services XI v RA Bennett's XI". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Oldest Players". The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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| Preceded by Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle | Governor of British Guiana 1896–1898 | Succeeded by Walter Joseph Sendall |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Arthur Blake | Governor of Jamaica 1898–1904 | Succeeded by Sir Alexander Swettenham |
