Henry Pottinger [SEP] position held
Henry Pottinger
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC (Chinese: 砵甸乍; 3 October 1789 – 18 March 1856), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who became the first Governor of Hong Kong.
Early career.
Henry Pottinger was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1789. He was the fifth son of Eldred Curwen Pottinger, Esq., of Mount Pottinger, County Down, and his wife Anne, who was the daughter of Robert Gordon, Esq.
John Stanley Pottinger
John Stanley Pottinger (born February 13, 1940) is an American novelist, lawyer, banker, and former politician.
Education.
In 1962, Pottinger graduated from Harvard University. In 1965, Pottinger graduated with a JD from Harvard Law School.
Career.
Pottinger held significant roles as a bureaucratic appointee in the Nixon, Ford and Carter Administrations. From 1970 to 1973, he held the position of the Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health, Education and