William Manning (colonial administrator)
Governor of Jamaica | |
|---|---|
| In office 7 March 1913 – 11 May 1918 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Philip Clark Cork |
| Succeeded by | Robert Johnstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Henry Manning 19 July 1863 |
| Died | 1 January 1932 (aged 68) |
| Citizenship | British |
CB (19 July 1863 – 1 January 1932) was a British Indian Army
officer and colonial administrator.
Early life
Manning was educated at the
British Central Africa
in 1893–1894.
Diplomatic and military service in Africa
In 1897 he was appointed deputy commissioner and
lieutenant-colonel,[4]
and served as acting commissioner for nearly two years.
He commanded the operations against Chief lieutenant-colonel in 1899.[6]
Manning raised and commanded the
Mad Mullah
.
He was in Somaliland by the middle of November 1902,
Commissioner of Somaliland and governor of Nyasaland
In February 1910 Manning was appointed commissioner and commander-in-chief of the
Nyasaland Protectorate,[17] where the border post Fort Manning (now Mchinji, Malawi) was named after him. He retired from the Indian Army in December 1910.[18]
Governor of Jamaica and governor of Ceylon
In February 1913 he became
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1921 New Year Honours.[21]
He retired in 1925.
The Manning Cup school football competition in Jamaica was named after him.
Family life
In 1920, he married Olga Mary Sefton-Jones and they had three daughters; one, Rowena Margaret, was born in London in 1926.[22]
Footnotes
- ^ "Manning, William Henry (MNN883WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 25619". The London Gazette. 24 August 1886. p. 4131.
- ^ "No. 25864". The London Gazette. 9 October 1888. p. 5544.
- ^ "No. 26897". The London Gazette. 5 October 1897. p. 5444.
- ^ "No. 27045". The London Gazette. 24 January 1899. p. 463.
- ^ "No. 27122". The London Gazette. 3 October 1899. p. 6005.
- ^ "No. 27376". The London Gazette. 12 November 1901. p. 7294.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36797. London. 18 June 1902. p. 14.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36893. London. 8 October 1902. p. 4.
- ^ "Operations in Somaliland". The Times. No. 36937. London. 28 November 1902. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 27531". The London Gazette. 3 March 1903. p. 1418.
- ^ "No. 27584". The London Gazette. 7 August 1903. p. 4982.
- ^ "No. 27711". The London Gazette. 6 September 1904. p. 5776.
- ^ "No. 27743". The London Gazette. 13 December 1904. p. 8561.
- ^ "No. 27742". The London Gazette. 9 December 1904. p. 8455.
- ^ "No. 28342". The London Gazette. 22 February 1910. p. 1326.
- ^ "No. 28436". The London Gazette. 11 November 1910. p. 8073.
- ^ "No. 28454". The London Gazette. 6 January 1911. p. 133.
- ^ "No. 28691". The London Gazette. 18 February 1913. p. 1238.
- ^ "No. 28687". The London Gazette. 4 February 1913. p. 846.
- ^ "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1921. p. 5.
- ^ https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
References
- Obituary, The Times, 4 January 1932