Roland Evelyn Turnbull
Sir Roland Evelyn Turnbull KCMG ( June 9, 1905 , † December 23, 1960 ) was a British colonial official and governor of British North Borneo .
biography
Turnbull, son of George Turnbull, attended King's College London and St John's College, Oxford . In 1929 he entered the British colonial service and from 1934 worked on the Malay Peninsula in Terengganu and Brunei . From 1940 to 1943 he was Colonial Secretary in British Honduras and during the war from 1943 to 1945 in the United Kingdom Department of Defense . Thereafter he was colonial secretary in Cyprus until 1950. On September 9, 1948, he married Sylvia Emily Woodman Burbidge, daughter of Sir Richard Woodman Burbidge, 2nd Baronet. From 1950 to 1953 he was inCape Town Chief Secretary and Deputy High Commissioner for Basutoland , Bechuanaland and Swaziland (BBS).
In his last position he was governor of North Borneo from March 4, 1959 . In this employment he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1956 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sir Roland Evelyn Turnbull on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
- ^ High Commissioner's Office (Cape Town, Pretoria & c.) .
- ^ Rulers: Malaysia .
- ^ AJ Stockwell: Malaysia: British Documents on the End of Empire, Series B (English), London 2004, p. 696. ISBN 9780112905813
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Herbert Ralph Hone |
Governor of North Borneo 1954–1959 |
William Goode |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turnbull, Roland Evelyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Colonial Administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1905 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1960 |