George Basil Haddon-Smith
Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith KCMG (25 November 1861 –13 June 1931) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Bahamas and Governor of the Windward Islands. He was born the son of Henry Haddon-Smith and educated at the Victoria College, Jersey. He joined the colonial service and was posted to West Africa where he was the political officer of the Ashanti Field Force and served with the Hausa force against the Jebu tribe in 1892. He was Assistant Colonial Secretary in Lagos before being appointed Chief Assistant Colonial Secretary of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1896. He was also political officer on the Ashanti expedition of 1900. He was acting Governor of The Gambia in 1901 and then served as Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone for 11 years. He was made CMG in 1901.
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1915 New Year HonoursAugust 1912Frederick Seton JamesGeorge Haddon-SmithJames Hayes Sadler (colonial administrator)List of colonial governors in 1913List of colonial governors in 1914List of governors of dependent territories in the 20th centuryList of governors of the BahamasList of governors of the Windward IslandsWilliam AllardyceWilliam Grey-Wilson
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George Basil Haddon-Smith
Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith KCMG (25 November 1861 –13 June 1931) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of the Bahamas and Governor of the Windward Islands. He was born the son of Henry Haddon-Smith and educated at the Victoria College, Jersey. He joined the colonial service and was posted to West Africa where he was the political officer of the Ashanti Field Force and served with the Hausa force against the Jebu tribe in 1892. He was Assistant Colonial Secretary in Lagos before being appointed Chief Assistant Colonial Secretary of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) in 1896. He was also political officer on the Ashanti expedition of 1900. He was acting Governor of The Gambia in 1901 and then served as Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone for 11 years. He was made CMG in 1901.
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Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith ...... ears. He was made CMG in 1901.
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