Donald Charles Cameron (Colonial Governor)
Sir Donald Charles Cameron GCMG KBE (born June 3, 1872 in Georgetown , † January 8, 1948 in London ) was a British administrator in colonies.
biography
Cameron was the son of a father of the same name and his wife Isabela Allison Mann. In 1903 he married Gertrude Gittens. Their son Geoffrey Valentine emerged from the marriage.
Cameron was the second governor of Tanganyika from March 5, 1925 to January 1931 . He was temporarily represented in this capacity in 1929 by Sir Douglas James Jardine . On June 17, 1931, he took the post as governor of Nigeria . He held this office until November 1, 1935.
literature
- D. Cameron: A note on land tenure in the Yoruba provinces , 1933
- D. Cameron: My Tanganyika service and some Nigeria , 1939
- Harry A. Gailey: Sir Donald Cameron, Colonial Governor , Stanford, California, 1974
- Oliver Furley: Cameron, Sir Donald Charles (1872-1948) , September 2004
Web links
- Newspaper article about Donald Charles Cameron in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ^ Sir Donald Charles Cameron , Entries in Cameron Genealogies.
- ↑ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Tanzania.html
- ^ Rulers of Nigeria
- ↑ List of publications Cameron, Donald Sir , The Free Library.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Horace Archer Byatt |
Governor of Tanganyika 1925–1931 |
Sir George Stewart Symes |
| Sir Graeme Thomson |
Governor of Nigeria 1931–1935 |
Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cameron, Donald Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British colonial governor of Tanganyika and Nigeria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Georgetown |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1948 |
| Place of death | London |