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Frank Baddeley

Frank Baddeley

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Sir Frank Morrish Baddeley, KBE CMG (30 November 1874 – 18 April 1966) was a British colonial administrator.[1][2]

Baddeley in 1931.

Life

Educated at the Liverpool Institute and Magdalene College, Cambridge, Baddeley joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1897,[3] rising to the rank of Under Secretary of the Straits Settlements.[4] He became Chief Secretary to the Government of Nigeria in 1924. He was acting Governor of Nigeria in 1925, 1927, and in 1928–1929. He represented Nigeria at the 1930 Colonial Office Conference.

He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1925,[4] knighted in 1928,[5] and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1930.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sir Frank Baddeley". The Times. 19 April 1966. p. 12.
  2. [2]
    John Hillman (25 February 2010). The International Tin Cartel. Routledge. pp. 122. ISBN 978-1-135-15132-4.
  3. [3]
    Who's Who in the Far East . Hong Kong. 1906. p. 11 – via Wikisource.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) [scan Wikisource link]
  4. [4]
    "No. 33053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1925. p. 3771.
  5. [5]
    "No. 33364". The London Gazette. 9 March 1928. p. 1676.
  6. [6]
    "No. 33566". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1930. p. 9.
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