Arthur Grimble

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Sir
Arthur Grimble
KCMG
Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
In office
Acting as Resident Commissioner from April 1919, then replaced by Herbert Reginald McClure from February 1922 to 1 January 1925, then appointed as Resident Commissioner – until December 1933
Preceded byHerbert Reginald McClure
Succeeded byJack Barley
Personal details
Born11 June 1888
British Hong Kong
Died13 December 1956
London
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationColonial Service

Sir Arthur Francis Grimble,

KCMG (11 June 1888 – 13 December 1956) was a British Colonial Service
administrator and writer.

Biography

Grimble was educated at

Gilbertese language, and became a specialist in the myths and oral traditions of the Kiribati people. He remained in the islands until 1933. He has been the source of many people's impressions of the islands through his radio broadcast on BBC in the 1950s and his bestselling book A Pattern of Islands
.

Grimble later served as Governor of the

knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) on 1 January 1930.[1]

Literary career

After retiring and moving to Britain in 1948 Grimble became a writer and broadcaster. He wrote

).

Arms of the Gilbert & Ellice Islands on a stamp

Heraldic artist

In 1931 Grimble designed the coat of arms of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, which was granted in 1937. The design has been retained for the flag of Kiribati.

Government offices
Preceded by
Sir
Gordon James Lethem
Governor of the Seychelles

1936–1942
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Governor of the Windward Islands

18 May 1942–1948
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 7 January 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Adrian Seligman". The Telegraph. 21 August 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2017.