| Major GeneralSir Terence O'Brien | |
|---|---|
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| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 1 December 1863 – 21 March 1865 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Charles Justin MacCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Hercules Robinson |
| 22nd General Officer Commanding, Ceylon | |
| In office 1860–? | |
| Preceded by | Henry Frederick Lockyer |
| Succeeded by | Studholme John Hodson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Terence Nicholls O'Brien 23 April 1830 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 25 February 1903(1903-02-25) (aged 72) London, England |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
Major General Sir John Terence Nicholls O'Brien KCMG (23 April 1830 – 25 February 1903) was a surveyor, engineer and colonial governor.
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 honour for his service in the Indian Mutiny War. He was appointed acting Governor of British Ceylon in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding Charles Justin MacCarthy.
In 1881, he was appointed governor of Heligoland, knighted in 1888 and became governor of Newfoundland in 1889.
O'Brien as governor of Newfoundland helped precipitate the 1894 bank crash by his many dispatches to London noting that Newfoundland politicians under Premier William Whiteway's Liberal Government were uniquely corrupt and incompetent. He resigned from office in 1895 and returned to London.
The Newfoundland community of Terenceville was so named in his honour. O'Brien's son, Sir Charles O'Brien, also became a colonial governor.
O'Brien died in 1903 in London, England.
See also
References
- "Sir J. Terence O'brien, K.C.M.G.". The Times. No. 37014. 26 February 1903. p. 8.
- "Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
External links
- Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byCharles Justin MacCarthy | acting Governor of British Ceylon 1863–1865 |
Succeeded byHercules Robinson |
| Preceded bySir Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse | Governor of Heligoland 1881–1888 |
Succeeded byArthur Cecil Stuart Barkly |
| Preceded bySir Henry Arthur Blake | Colonial Governor of Newfoundland 1889–1895 |
Succeeded bySir Herbert Harley Murray |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded byHenry Frederick Lockyer | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon 1860–? |
Succeeded byStudholme John Hodson |
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