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Augustus Hemming
British colonial administrator and cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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