Henry Barkly (1815–98)

Colonial administrator. Served as governor of British Guiana, 1849–53; Jamaica, 1853–6; Victoria, 1856–63; Mauritius, 1863–70; and Cape Colony, 1870–7. Sent plants to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Investigated the ferns of Jamaica and Mauritius and its dependencies. Knighted, 1853. FRS 1864.