Leonard Ray Morgan
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Leonard Ray Morgan
Biography
Early life and education
Morgan, whose father was a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery, was born on 11 January 1895 in the Panmure Barracks, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. He emigrated to the newly established town of Umtali, Rhodesia at about the age of eight years and spent the rest of his life there.
He was educated at Prince Edward School[1] in Salisbury, Rhodesia. He subsequently graduated (BSc) from Rhodes University College in Grahamstown, South Africa before joining the Rhodesia Regiment from January 1916 to April 1917.
He served with the British forces in the East Africa campaign in the
Career
While in England, he met, and subsequently married, a Swiss French governess, working for Lord Halifax, Mlle Madeleine ('Madi') Petitmaitre, the daughter of a butcher from
He was then transferred to the Ministry of Education and subsequently appointed as the first permanent Secretary for Education in the Federal Government. Morgan modelled the Rhodesian school system on the English grammar schools and they were considered to be some of the finest state schools in the world at the time. He also played a prominent role in the advancement of African (i.e. black) education during the years of Federation (1953–1961).
Marriage and children
While in England, he met and subsequently married, a Swiss French governess, working for Lord Halifax, Mlle Helène Annette ('Madi') Petitmaitre, the daughter of a butcher from
Death and afterward
Morgan died on 5 June 1967. Morgan High School in Salisbury (today Harare) was named after him.
Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2]
References
- ^ I.P. Maclaren, ed. (1981), Some Renowned Rhodesian Senior Schools 1892–1979, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, p. 238
- ^ "No. 40669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1955. p. 22.
The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31365, pp. 6662–6663. 30 May 1919.
National Archives Ref. No. AIR 76-356-76, pp. 1–3
Royal Air Force [RAF]. (n.d.). Royal Air Force Wittering: The first ninety years – 1916 to 2006. Peterborough: Author.