Robert James Mackintosh (1806-1864), son of Sir James Mackintosh and his second wife, was a British colonial governor. As Governor of Antigua, he was the viceroy in the Leeward Islands colony between 1850 and 1855.
He married Mary "Molly" Appleton, daughter of the American merchant Nathan Appleton and had a son Ronald.
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| Preceded by Charles Cunningham |
Lieutenant Governor of Saint Christopher 1847–1850 |
Succeeded by Edward Hay Drummond Hay |
| Preceded by James Macaulay Higginson |
Governor of Antigua 1850–1855 |
Succeeded by Ker Baillie Hamilton |
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| Name | Mackintosh, Robert James |
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| Date of birth | 1806 |
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| Date of death | 1864 |
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Famous quotes containing the words robert, james and/or mackintosh:
“Yeah, percentage players die broke too, don’t they, Bert?”
—Sydney Carroll, U.S. screenwriter, and Robert Rossen. Eddie Felson (Paul Newman)
“Yet in spite of all they sang in praise of their “Eliza’s reign,” we have evidence that poets may be born and sing in our day, in the presidency of James K. Polk.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity.”
—James Mackintosh (1765–1832)