Cecil Hamilton Armitage
Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage KBE CMG DSO (* October 8, 1869 - March 10, 1933 ) was Governor of Gambia from January 3, 1921 to March 10, 1927 and was thus the representative of King George V in the British colony of Gambia.
Armitage took part in the campaigns against the Ashanti in 1895/96 and then worked as an inspector for the police in the West African colony of Gold Coast . As secretary to Sir Frederick Hodgson , the governor of the Gold Coast, he directed further military measures against the Ashanti with the rank of captain , which first brought him attention and later also criticism. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for the attempt on behalf of Hodgson to conquer the Golden Stool , a wooden chair partially covered with gold, which was considered the highest symbol of the Ashanti Kings and the people.
Was the next ten years he Commissioner (Commissioner) of the southern region of the Gold Coast and earned a reputation as a benevolent connoisseurs of Ashanti. In 1910 he was appointed Chief Commissioner of the Northern Region, and in 1921 was appointed Governor of Gambia. In the course of his activities he founded schools and promoted agriculture by setting up his own authority. In 1927 Armitage retired.
He is the author of the work Tribal markings and marks of adornment of the Gold coast colony , Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland , London, 1924. His notes on the Ashanti campaign were in collaboration with Colonel Arthur Forbes Montanaro (1862-1914) in the Book published The Ashanti Campaign of 1900 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Henniker |
Governor of Gambia 1921–1927 |
Sir John Middleton |
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| SURNAME | Armitage, Cecil Hamilton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor Gambia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1869 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1933 |