Cornelius Alfred Moloney

Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney, KCMG, (1848-13 August 1913^[1]) was a British colonial administrator.

He served as British Administrator of The Gambia from 1884 to 1886, Governor of Lagos Colony from 1886 to 1890, Governor of British Honduras from 1891 to 1897, Governor of the Federal Colony of the Windward Islands from 1897 to 1900, and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1901 and 1904. It was during his term as governor of Trinidad and Tobago that the Water riots took place. They resulted in the destruction of the Red House, the seat of government.

Moloney was made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) 1882, later being promoted to Knight Commander (K.C.M.G.) in the New Year's Honours list 1 January 1890^[2].

Footnotes

1. ^ Who's Who 1914, p. xxiii
2. ^ The London Gazette issue 26008 1 January 1890

References

Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2. 

Government offices
Preceded by Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury	Administrator of The Gambia 1884–1886	Succeeded by James Shaw Hay
Preceded by	Governor of Lagos 1891-1897	Succeeded by Gilbert Thomas Carter
Preceded by Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy	Governor of British Honduras 1891–1897	Succeeded by David Wilson
Preceded by Sir Charles Bruce	Governor of the Windward Islands 1893–1897	Succeeded by Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn
Preceded by Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham	Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1901–1904	Succeeded by Henry Moore Jackson

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Name	Moloney, Cornelius Alfred
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Date of birth	1848
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Date of death	1913
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