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Charles Elliot

ELLIOT, Charles, governor of Bermuda, born in England in 1801; died 9 September 1875. He entered the British navy in 1816, took part in the battle of Algiers, and subsequently served in India, on the coast of Africa, and in the West Indies, rising to the rank of admiral. In 1835 he was appointed chief superintendent of trade and British minister to China. From 1842 till 1845 he was charg6 d'affaires in Texas. He was governor of Bermuda in 1847'52, of Trinidad from 1853 till 1856, and of St. Helena from 1863 till 1869, when he retired from the service. He was made a K. C. B. in 1856.

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