Francis Chaplin

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Sir Francis Chaplin
Francis Chaplin

In office
November 1, 1914 – September 1, 1923
Monarch George V
Preceded by William Milton
Succeeded by Charles Coghlan

Born August 10, 1866
Twickenham, London, United Kingdom
Died November 16, 1933

Sir Francis Percy Drummond Chaplin (August 10, 1866 - November 16, 1933) served as administrator for the British South Africa Company in Southern Rhodesia from 1914 to 1923.[1][2] He succeeded William Milton.[3]

Chaplin, born in Twickenham in London, United Kingdom, attended Harrow College, Oxford University.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Laura E. Nym Mayhall, Ian Christopher Fletcher and Philippa Levine. Women's Suffrage in the British Empire: Citizenship, Nation, and Race, 2000. Page 182.
  2. ^ Peter Duignan and Lewis Henry Gann. The Rulers of German Africa, 1884-1914, 1977. Page 137.
  3. ^ a b Rosenthal, Eric. Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, 1967. Page 105.
Preceded by
William Milton
Administrator of Southern Rhodesia
1914-1923
Succeeded by
Charles Coghlan
Premier