Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer

British colonial administrator and diplomat (1836-1914)

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1836

Place of Birth: Heydon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1914

Profession: diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer, (11 December 1836 – 30 September 1914), the nephew of Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer and brother to Edward Earle Gascoyne Bulwer, was a British colonial administrator and diplomat.Bulwer was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Administrative and diplomatic posts held include: 1860–1864 – British Resident in Kythira in the Ionian Islands under the Lord High Commissioner, Sir Henry Knight Storks. 1865 – Secretary to his uncle, the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople. 1866 – Receiver-General of Trinidad. 1867–1869 – Administrator of the Government of Dominica. 1871–1875 – Governor of Labuan and Consular-General in Borneo 1875–1880 – Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Natal. 1882–1885 – Governor of the Colony of Natal and Special Commissioner for Zulu Affairs. 1886–1892 – High Commissioner in Cyprus.Bulwer was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George, as Companion in 1864, Knight Commander in 1874, and as Knight Grand Cross in 1883.