Charles Robert Hager (October 27, 1851 - July 13, 1917) was a Swiss-born American missionary sent to Hong Kong and China by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) to start the Hong Kong Mission (later renamed as South China Mission) in 1883.
He was best known as the baptizer of Dr.
Sun Yat-sen, the first president and founding father of the Republic of China.
Rev.
Hager was the founder, and was regarded as the first Minister-in-charge, of the China Congregational Church in Hong Kong.