John Francis Davis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 133 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 16,1795 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | November 13,1890 |
| Died | Henbury |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | Samuel Davis |
| Previous office | Governor of Hong Kong (1844–1848) |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Children | Sulivan Francis Davis |
| Sir Francis Boileau Davis, 2nd Bt. | |
| Florence Davis | |
| Emily Newel Davis | |
| Current partner | Lucy Ellen Rocke |
| Emily Humfrays | |
| Books | The Chinese |
| Poeseos Sinicae Commentarii: The Poetry of the Chinese | |
| The Chinese: A General Description of the Empire of China and Its Inhabitants | |
| The Fortunate Union: A Romance | |
| Grandchildren | Leicester Paul Beaufort |
| Grandparents | Solomon Boileau |
| Great grandparent | Magdalen Desbrisay |
| Simeon Boileau | |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 819611 |
John Francis Davis Life story
Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet KCB was a British diplomat and sinologist who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848. Davis was the first President of Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong.
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