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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