Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham, (18 October 1842 – 3 April 1914) was a British

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politician and Governor of

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1892–1897, then Governor of

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between 1897 and 1900.

Biography

Jerningham was the great-grandson of

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. His great-grandmother, Anne, was the daughter of a 'Jamaican of colour' called Elizabeth Augier. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from 1881 to 1885. He was appointed the 17th Governor of Mauritius, from 21 September 1892 to 15 January 1897, having been previously acting in the role from 12 March 1892 to 20 September 1892. In June 1897 he was appointed

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, serving as such until December 1900. While he was Governor, the

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was extended from

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. The railway junction formed by this extension was named Jerningham Junction. He also instituted an award for the top student in the

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examinations, a gold medal called the ''Jerningham Medal'' (today known as the ''President's Medal''). Jerningham advised the

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to suspend the charter of the Borough of

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in 1898 following a dispute with the Borough Council. The borough charter was suspended on 1 January 1899; the suspension remained in effect until 1914. This action made Jerningham very unpopular with the population. Jerningham was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

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on 21 May 1901, after his return to the

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. He was received in a customary stepping down audience by King

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in January 1902. He settled at Longridge Towers, where he had erected a stately home, said to among the largest private houses in that part of the country.

Family

Jerningham married in 1874 Annie Liddell, daughter of Edward Liddell, of Benton park,

. She was the widow of Charles Mather, and had inherited the Longridge Towers estate near

and other property from her first husband. Lady Jerningham died at Longridge Towers on 9 October 1902.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerningham, Hubert Deputy lieutenants of Northumberland Governors of Trinidad and Tobago Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1880–1885 1842 births 1914 deaths Black British MPs Black British politicians