Cornelius Kortright

Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright KCMG
Personal details
Born	(1817-12-26)26 December 1817 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	23 December 1897(1897-12-23) (aged 79) Ontario, Canada
Profession	Diplomat, civil servant

Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright, KCMG (26 December 1817 – 23 December 1897) was a British colonial administrator who held positions including Governor of British Guiana.

Kortright was baptised on 8 January 1818 at Saint Mary church in London. He was the son of Lawrence and Jane Maria Kortright. He died on 23 December 1897 in Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Kortright was knighted in 1882. While in Australia, Cornelius Kortright worked for Edmond Morey, and is mentioned in chapters four and five of 'Reminiscences of a pioneer in New South Wales. By Edmond Morey, of Maryborough, Queensland, published in 1907.

• From 1854 until 1857, he was the President of the British Virgin Islands.
• From 1857 until 1864, he was Lieutenant Governor of Grenada.
• From 1864 until 1872, he was Lieutenant Governor of Tobago.
• In 1875 and again from 1876 until 1877, he was the Governor of Sierra Leone.^[2]
• From 3 April 1877 until 13 December 1881, he was Governor of British Guiana^[3]

In 1886, Kortright settled in Canada, in the town of Barrie, Ontario.