Sir Hudson Lowe, Born

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Sir Hudson Lowe GCMG KCB (28 July 1769 – 10 January 1844) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who is best known for his time as Governor of St Helena, where he was the “gaoler” of the Emperor Napoléon.

The son of John Lowe, an army surgeon, he was born at Galway in Ireland, his mother’s native country. His childhood was spent in various garrison towns, particularly in the West Indies, but he was educated chiefly at Salisbury Grammar.