Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p See also: C. Grenville AlabasterSir Chaloner Grenville Alabaster (1838–1898) was an English administrator in China.He was born in Barcombe, Bournemouth, and attended King's College London. In 1855, he went to China as a student interpreter, remaining there during the First and Second Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion. Between 1869 and 1873, he was British Vice-Consul in Shanghai and subsequently became Consul General at Hankow, Wuhan from 1880 to 1886 then at Canton from 1886 until 1891. He retired in 1892 and received a knighthood. He died in 1898.He was buried in East Cemetery, Bournemouth, England.In 1875, Chaloner married Laura, daughter of Dr. D. J. MacGowan of New York. He was also a freemason.His son, also called Chaloner Grenville Alabaster became Attorney General in Hong Kong from 1930 to 1945. His son went by the first name Grenville.. }
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- Chaloner_Alabaster abstract "See also: C. Grenville AlabasterSir Chaloner Grenville Alabaster (1838–1898) was an English administrator in China.He was born in Barcombe, Bournemouth, and attended King's College London. In 1855, he went to China as a student interpreter, remaining there during the First and Second Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion. Between 1869 and 1873, he was British Vice-Consul in Shanghai and subsequently became Consul General at Hankow, Wuhan from 1880 to 1886 then at Canton from 1886 until 1891. He retired in 1892 and received a knighthood. He died in 1898.He was buried in East Cemetery, Bournemouth, England.In 1875, Chaloner married Laura, daughter of Dr. D. J. MacGowan of New York. He was also a freemason.His son, also called Chaloner Grenville Alabaster became Attorney General in Hong Kong from 1930 to 1945. His son went by the first name Grenville.".