George Strahan
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Major Sir George Strahan KCMG |
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| 67th Governor of the Gold Coast Colony | |
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In office June 1874 – 7 April 1876 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Charles Lees |
| Succeeded by | Charles Lees |
| 14th Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands | |
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In office 1876–1880 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Sir John Pope Hennessy |
| Succeeded by | D.J. Gamble |
| 5th Governor of Tasmania | |
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In office 7 December 1881 – 28 October 1886 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Frederick Weld |
| Succeeded by | Robert George Crookshank Hamilton |
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9 December 1838 Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 17 February 1887 (aged 48) Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Livingstone |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1857 – |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
Major Sir George Cumine Strahan KCMG (9 December 1838 – 17 February 1887) was a British military officer and colonial administrator, best known as the Governor of Tasmania from 1881 to 1886.
Strahan was born on 9 December 1838 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the United Kingdom. After graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he joined the Royal Artillery corps of the British Army as a lieutenant in 1857.
Strahan was assigned as aide-de-camp to the last two Lord High Commissioners of the Ionian Islands: William Ewart Gladstone (actually High Commissioner Extraordinary, later to become Prime Minister) and Sir Henry Storks. When Storks was appointed Governor of Malta in 1864, Strahan accompanied him and served his successor, Sir Patrick Grant, until 1868 when he was made chief secretary of Malta. Further administrative appointments in various capacities followed in the Bahamas (colonial secretary 1868–1872, acting governor 1872–1873), Lagos Colony (administrator 1873–1874), Gold Coast (governor 1874–1876) and the Windward Islands/Barbados (governor 1876–1880).
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