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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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rdfs:label	George Basil Haddon-Smith (en)
rdfs:comment	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. (en)
foaf:name	Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith (en)
name	Sir George Basil Haddon-Smith (en)
birth place	United Kingdom
death place	United Kingdom London
death place	London, United Kingdom (en)
death date	1931-06-13 (xsd:date)
birth place	United Kingdom
birth date	1861-11-25 (xsd:date)
dcterms:subject	Governors of the Bahamas 1861 births 1931 deaths British colonial governors and administrators in Africa Colonial Secretaries of Sierra Leone Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Victoria College, Jersey Governors of the Windward Islands
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	United Kingdom Victoria College, Jersey Governor of the Bahamas Frederick Seton James George V Governors of the Bahamas London Sierra Leone Chief Secretary (British Empire) 1861 births 1931 deaths British colonial governors and administrators in Africa William Allardyce James Hayes Sadler (colonial administrator) Colonial Secretaries of Sierra Leone Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Victoria College, Jersey Governors of the Windward Islands Governor of The Gambia Governor of the Windward Islands Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George William Grey-Wilson Jebu Ashanti expedition
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birth date	1861-11-25 (xsd:date)
death date	1931-06-13 (xsd:date)
monarch	George V
office	Governor of the Bahamas Governor of the Windward Islands
predecessor	William Grey-Wilson Sir James Hayes Sadler (en)
spouse	Eliza Constance Hodson (en)
successor	William Allardyce Sir Frederick Seton James (en)
term end	1914 (xsd:integer) 1923 (xsd:integer)
term start	1914 (xsd:integer) 1912-10-29 (xsd:date)
has abstract	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. In 1912 he moved to the Americas to be Governor of the Bahamas, transferring in 1914 to become Governor of the Windward Islands, a position he held until his retirement in 1923. He was made KCMG in 1915. On his retirement he settled in Exmouth, Devon, dying of a spinal tumour in 1931. He had married Eliza Constance Hodson, with whom he had two sons. Their first son, Walter Basil, was killed as a captain in the First World War. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of governors of the Bahamas List of governors of the Windward Islands Frederick Seton James 1915 New Year Honours William Allardyce James Hayes Sadler (colonial administrator) August 1912 William Grey-Wilson George Haddon-Smith
is Wikipage redirect of	George Haddon-Smith
is after of	James Hayes Sadler (colonial administrator)
is before of	William Allardyce
is predecessor of	William Allardyce
is successor of	James Hayes Sadler (colonial administrator)

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