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British governor ( 1858-1947 )
Sir Walter Egerton KCMG Governor of British Guiana
In office 5 July 1912 - 15 April 1917 Monarchs Queen Victoria Edward VII Preceded by Frederick Mitchell Hodgson Succeeded by Wilfred Collet Governor of Southern Nigeria
In office August 1904 - 1912 Preceded by Ralph Moor Succeeded by Frederick Lugard Governor of Lagos Colony
In office 1903 - 28 February 1906
Preceded by William MacGregor Succeeded by Post abolished Resident , Negeri Sembilan
In office 1902-1903 Preceded by Henry Conway Belfield Succeeded by Douglas Graham Campbell Acting Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office 1899 - 5 July 1901 Serving with Charles Walter Sneyd-Kynnersley Preceded by Sir James Alexander Swettenham Succeeded by Sir William Thomas Taylor Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea
In office 1895-1897 Preceded by New creation Succeeded by George Le Hunte Administrator of British New Guinea
In office 1888-1895 Preceded by John Douglas as Special Commissioner of British New Guinea Succeeded by Post abolished Personal details Born 1858 Died 22 March 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 )
Fair Meadow , Mayfield , Sussex , United Kingdom Nationality British Spouse Ada Maud Sneyd-Kynnersley ​ ​ ( m. 1905 ; died 1934 )​ Sir Walter Egerton , KCMG ( 1858 - 22 March 1947 ) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of Lagos Colony from 1904 to 1906 , Governor of Southern Nigeria from 1906 to 1912 , and Governor of British Guiana from 1912 to 1917 .
Early career Egerton was born the only son of Walter Egerton , a gentleman of Exeter , Devon .
After an education at Tonbridge School , in 1880 Egerton went out from England to the Straits Settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of Malaya .
In 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a Magistrate at Singapore ; in 1883 he became Collector at Penang ; he was next a Commissioner of the Court of Requests at Penang and was appointed Acting Resident there in 1894 ; In 1888 , he was an acting First Magistrate at Penang , to which position he was later appointed .
Egerton was admitted to the Middle Temple on 27 April 1888 and was Called to the Bar on 17 June 1896 .
He acted as the Colonial Secretary for the Straits Settlements between 1899 and 1901 .
A commemorative group photograph taken at the 2nd Durbar held on 20 July 1903 .
sitting from left to right :
William Treacher ( resident-general ) , Sultan Alaiddin Sulaiman of Selangor , Sultan Idris of Perak , Sir Frank Swettenham ( governor ) , Sultan Ahmad Maatham of Pahang , Tuanku Muhammad ( Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan ) , Walter Egerton ( resident-general of Negeri Sembilan ) Egerton was Resident in the protected state of Negeri Sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
In this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
Egerton decided that this was contrary to Sharia law , and that the children belonged to their mothers .
In this he was supported by the Sultan of Perak .
When Egerton became Governor of Lagos
Colony in 1903 he already had more than twenty years of experience in the colonial service in the far east .
Jalan Penghulu Cantik in Seremban was once named Egerton Road in his memory .
Nigeria Alafin of Oyo and Sir Walter Egerton , ca .
1910 Egerton became Governor of Lagos Colony , covering most of the Yoruba lands in the southwest of what is now Nigeria , in 1903 .
The colonial office wanted to amalgamate the Lagos Colony with the protectorate of Southern Nigeria , and in August 1904 also appointed Egerton as High Commissioner for the Southern Nigeria Protectorate .
He held both offices until 28 February 1906 .
On that date the two territories were formally united and Egerton was appointed Governor of the new Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria , holding office until 1912 .
In the new Southern Nigeria , the old Lagos
Colony became the Western Province , and the former Southern Nigerian Protectorate was split into a Central Province with capital at Warri and an Eastern Province with capital at Calabar .
When his predecessor in Southern Nigeria , Sir Ralph Denham Rayment Moor , resigned , a large part of the southeast of Nigeria was still outside British control .
On taking office , Egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
Egerton had a somewhat abrupt manner in his dealings with the Colonial Office .
In a letter of 1910 he wrote a letter describing the salary of one of his employees as " niggardly " .
The recipient was highly offended , and said he should be called to order .
When Egerton became Governor of Lagos he enthusiastically endorsed the extension of the Lagos -
Ibadan railway onward to Oshogbo , and the project was approved in November 1904 .
Construction began in January 1905 and the line reached Oshogbo in April 1907 .
He favored rail over river transport , and pushed to have the railway further extended to Kano by way of Zaria .
He also sponsored extensive road construction , building on the legislative foundation laid by his predecessor Moor which enabled use of unpaid local labor .
Egerton shared Moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the Cross River trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in Calabar .
The established traders at first got the Colonial Office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty Egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
Sir Walter Egerton ( far right ) with his wife and other westerners in Lagos , c. 1910 Egerton was a strong advocate of colonial development .
He believed in deficit financing at certain periods of a colony 's growth , which was reflected in his budgets from 1906 to 1912 .
He had a constant struggle to obtain approval for these budgets from the colonial office .
As early as 1908 , Egerton supported the idea of " a properly organized Agricultural Department with an energetic and experienced head " , and the Department of Agriculture came into being in 1910 .
Egerton endorsed the development of rubber plantations , a concept familiar to him from his time in Malaya , and arranged for land to be leased for this purpose .
This was the foundation of a highly successful industry .
He also thought there could be great potential in the tin fields near Bauchi , and thought that if proven a branch line to the tin fields would be justified .
Egerton came into conflict with the administration of Northern Nigeria on a number of issues .
There was debate over whether Ilorin should be incorporated into Southern Nigeria since the people were Yoruba , or remain in Northern Nigeria since the ruler was Muslim and for some time Ilorin had been subject to the Uthmaniyya Caliphate .
There was argument about the administration of duties on goods landed on the coast and carried into Northern Nigeria .
And there was dispute over whether railway lines from the north should terminate at Lagos or should take alternative routes to the Niger
River and the coast .
Egerton had reason on his side in objecting to the proposed line terminating at Baro on the Niger , since navigation southward to the coast was restricted to the high water season , and even then was uncertain .
It is said that the Old Secretariat , Marina is built in an E-shape manner in honour of him .
Egerton 's administration imposed policies that tended towards segregation of Europeans and Africans .
These included excluding Africans from the West African Medical Service and saying that no European should take orders from an African , which had the effect of ruling out African doctors from serving with the army .
Egerton himself did not always approve of these policies , and they were not strictly upheld .
The legal relationship between the Lagos government and the Yoruba states of the Lagos Colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that Egerton persuaded the Obas to accept the establishment of the Supreme Court in the main towns .
Later career
In 1912 , Egerton was replaced by Frederick Lugard , who was appointed Governor-General of both Southern and Northern Nigeria with the mandate to unite the two .
Egerton was appointed Governor of British Guiana as his next posting , clearly a demotion , which may have been connected to his fights with the Colonial Office officials .
He was Governor of British Guiana from 1912 until 1917 .
In May 1914 it was reported that Egerton had a plan to build a railway from the coast to the Brazilian border , a distance of 340 miles ( 550 km ) .
The new line would open up gold and diamond fields as well as supporting timber extraction and development of arable land .
The main problem was obtaining the funding .
Years later , Egerton said " if you ask what my policy is , I should say ' open means of communication ' and if you wish for additional information , I would reply ' open more of them ! ' "
Honours and private life Egerton was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ( CMG ) in November 1901 , and in 1905 became a Knight Commander ( KCMG ) of the same order .
In 1911 , he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Edinburgh .
In 1905 , Egerton married Ada Maud Sneyd-Kynnersley OBE , a daughter of the Rev.
George Lloyd Nash and the widow of C.
W. Sneyd-Kynnersley CMG.
After his retirement to England , Egerton became a member of the Junior Carlton and the Royal Automobile Club .
His wife died on 20 December 1934 , and Egerton survived her until 22 March 1947 .
At the time of his death , his address was stated in Who 's Who as " Fair Meadow , Mayfield , Sussex " .


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british governor [PERSON] ( 1858-1947 ) sir walter egerton [PERSON] kcmg [PERSON] governor [PERSON] of british guiana [PLACE] in office [PLACE] 5 july [PERIOD] 1912 - 15 april [PERIOD] 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson [PERSON] succeeded by wilfred collet governor [PERSON] of southern nigeria [PLACE] in office august [PERIOD] 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor [PERSON] succeeded by frederick lugard governor [PERSON] of lagos colony [PERSON] in office [PLACE] 1903 - 28 february [PERIOD] 1906 preceded by william macgregor [PERSON] succeeded by post [LOCATION] abolished resident [PERSON] , negeri sembilan [UNKNOWN] in office [PLACE] 1902-1903 preceded by henry conway belfield [PERSON] succeeded by douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary [PERSON] of straits settlements [PERSON] in office [PLACE] 1899 - 5 july [PERIOD] 1901 serving with charles walter sneyd-kynnersley preceded by sir james alexander swettenham [PERSON] succeeded by sir william thomas taylor lieutenant-governor of british new guinea [PLACE] in office [PLACE] 1895-1897 preceded by new creation [PLACE] succeeded by george le hunte administrator [PERSON] of british new guinea [PLACE] in office [PLACE] 1888-1895 preceded by john douglas [UNKNOWN] as special commissioner [PERSON] of british new guinea [PLACE] succeeded by post [LOCATION] abolished personal details [PERSON] born 1858 died 22 march [PERIOD] 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 ) fair meadow [PERSON] , mayfield [PERSON] , sussex [PERSON] , united kingdom nationality british spouse ada maud sneyd-kynnersley ​ ​ ( m. 1905 ; died 1934 )​ sir walter egerton [PERSON] [PERSON] , kcmg [PERSON] ( 1858 - 22 march [PERIOD] 1947 ) was a british colonial administrator [PERSON] who was governor [PERSON] of lagos colony [PERSON] from 1904 to 1906 , governor [PERSON] of southern nigeria [PLACE] from 1906 to 1912 , and governor [PERSON] of british guiana [PLACE] from 1912 to 1917 . early career egerton [PERSON] was born the only son [PERSON] of walter egerton [PERSON] , a gentleman [PERSON] of exeter [PLACE] , devon [PERSON] . after an education [PROCESS] at tonbridge school [INSTITUTION] , in 1880 egerton [PERSON] went out from england [PLACE] to the straits settlements [PERSON] as a cadet [PERSON] and for several years [PERIOD] served there and in the protected states [PLACE] of malaya [PERSON] . in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate [UNKNOWN] at singapore [PLACE] ; in 1883 he became collector [ENTITY] at penang [PLACE] ; he was next a commissioner [PERSON] of the court [PERSON] of requests [REQUEST] at penang [PLACE] and was appointed acting resident [PERSON] there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate [UNKNOWN] at penang [PLACE] , to which position [POSITION] he was later appointed . egerton [PERSON] was admitted to the middle temple [PERSON] on 27 april [PERIOD] 1888 and was called to the bar [PLACE] on 17 june [PERIOD] 1896 . he acted as the colonial secretary [PERSON] for the straits settlements [PERSON] between 1899 and 1901 . a commemorative group photograph [PICTURE] taken at the 2nd durbar [ACTIVITY] held on 20 july [PERIOD] 1903 . sitting from left [PERSON] to right [UNKNOWN] : william treacher [PERSON] ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman [PERSON] of selangor [UNKNOWN] , sultan idris [PERSON] of perak [UNKNOWN] , sir frank swettenham [PERSON] ( governor [PERSON] ) , sultan ahmad maatham [PERSON] of pahang [UNKNOWN] , tuanku muhammad [PERSON] ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan [UNKNOWN] ) , walter egerton [PERSON] ( resident-general of negeri sembilan [UNKNOWN] ) egerton [PERSON] was resident [PERSON] in the protected state [STATE] of negeri sembilan [UNKNOWN] ( 1902-03 ) . in this role [ROLE] , he got involved in the laws [PERSON] related to a form [FORM] of servitude [STATE] where a woman [PERSON] 's illegitimate children [PERSON] were given into the custody [PLACE] of the local ruler [PERSON] . egerton [PERSON] decided that this was contrary to sharia [PERSON] law , and that the children [PERSON] belonged to their mothers [PERSON] . in this he was supported by the sultan [PERSON] of perak [UNKNOWN] . when egerton [PERSON] became governor [PERSON] of lagos [PERSON] colony [PERSON] in 1903 he already had more than twenty years [PERIOD] of experience [EFFECT] in the colonial service [INSTITUTION] in the far east . jalan penghulu cantik [PERSON] in seremban [UNKNOWN] was once named egerton road [PERSON] in his memory [EVENT] . nigeria alafin [PLACE] of oyo [PLACE] and sir walter egerton [PERSON] [PERSON] , ca . 1910 egerton [PERSON] became governor [PERSON] of lagos colony [PERSON] , covering most of the yoruba lands [PERSON] in the southwest [SPACE] of what is now nigeria [PLACE] , in 1903 . the colonial office [PLACE] wanted to amalgamate the lagos colony [PERSON] with the protectorate [STATUS] of southern nigeria [PLACE] , and in august [PERIOD] 1904 also appointed egerton [PERSON] as high commissioner [PERSON] for the southern nigeria [PLACE] protectorate [STATUS] . he held both offices [POSITION] until 28 february [PERIOD] 1906 . on that date [RESULT] the two territories [PERSON] were formally united and egerton [PERSON] was appointed governor [PERSON] of the new colony [PERSON] and protectorate [STATUS] of southern nigeria [PLACE] , holding office [PLACE] until 1912 . in the new southern nigeria [PLACE] , the old lagos [PERSON] colony [PERSON] became the western province [PLACE] , and the former southern nigerian protectorate [STATUS] was split into a central province [PLACE] with capital [PLACE] at warri [UNKNOWN] and an eastern province [PLACE] with capital [PLACE] at calabar [PLACE] . when his predecessor [PERSON] in southern nigeria [PLACE] , sir ralph denham rayment moor [PERSON] , resigned , a large part of the southeast [SPACE] of nigeria [PLACE] was still outside british control [GROUP] . on taking office [PLACE] , egerton [PERSON] began a policy [RULE] of sending out annual pacification patrols [DISTANCE] , which generally obtained submission [PERSON] through the threat [STATE] of force [FORCE] without being [UNKNOWN] required to actually use [USE] force [FORCE] . egerton [PERSON] had a somewhat abrupt manner [PERSON] in his dealings [UNKNOWN] with the colonial office [PLACE] . in a letter [SPEECH ACT] of 1910 he wrote a letter [SPEECH ACT] describing the salary [AMOUNT] of one of his employees [PERSON] as " niggardly " . the recipient [PORTION] was highly offended , and said he should be called to order [UNKNOWN] . when egerton [PERSON] became governor [PERSON] of lagos [PERSON] he enthusiastically endorsed the extension [INSTITUTION] of the lagos [PERSON] - ibadan railway [SYSTEM] onward to oshogbo [UNKNOWN] , and the project [ACTION] was approved in november [PERIOD] 1904 . construction [PROPERTY] began in january [PERIOD] 1905 and the line [PERSON] reached oshogbo [UNKNOWN] in april [PERIOD] 1907 . he favored rail [PERSON] over river transport [PERSON] , and pushed to have the railway [SYSTEM] further extended to kano [PLACE] by way [UNKNOWN] of zaria [UNKNOWN] . he also sponsored extensive road construction [PROPERTY] , building on the legislative foundation laid [PLAN] by his predecessor moor [PERSON] which enabled use [USE] of unpaid local labor [PERSON] . egerton [PERSON] shared moor [PERSON] 's views [ORGANISATION] on the damage [EVENT] that was being [UNKNOWN] done to the cross river [PERSON] trade by the combination [GROUP] of indigenous middlemen [ELEMENT] and traders [PERSON] based in calabar [PLACE] . the established traders [PERSON] at first got the colonial office [PLACE] to pass rules [RULE] inhibiting competition [EVENT] from traders [PERSON] willing to set up bases [UNKNOWN] further inland , but with some difficulty egerton [PERSON] persuaded the officials [PLACE] to reverse their ruling [RULE] . sir walter egerton [PERSON] [PERSON] ( far right [UNKNOWN] ) with his wife [PERSON] and other westerners [PERSON] in lagos [PERSON] , c. 1910 egerton [PERSON] was a strong advocate [PERSON] of colonial development [SERIES] . he believed in deficit [DEFICIT] financing at certain periods [PERIOD] of a colony [PERSON] 's growth [QUANTITY] , which was reflected in his budgets [UNKNOWN] from 1906 to 1912 . he had a constant struggle [FORCE] to obtain approval for these budgets [UNKNOWN] from the colonial office [PLACE] . as early as 1908 , egerton [PERSON] supported the idea [ACT] of " a properly organized agricultural department [PERSON] with an energetic and experienced head [HEAD] " , and the department [PERSON] of agriculture [STUDY] came into being [UNKNOWN] in 1910 . egerton [PERSON] endorsed the development [SERIES] of rubber plantations [QUANTITY] , a concept familiar [PERSON] to him from his time [PERIOD] in malaya [PERSON] , and arranged for land [LAND] to be leased for this purpose [PURPOSE] . this was the foundation [GROUP] of a highly successful industry [INSTITUTION] . he also thought there could be great potential [SET] in the tin fields [PERSON] near bauchi [UNKNOWN] , and thought that if proven a branch line [PERSON] to the tin fields [PERSON] would be justified . egerton [PERSON] came into conflict [EVENT] with the administration [PLACE] of northern nigeria [PLACE] on a number [NUMBER] of issues [RESOURCE] . there was debate over whether ilorin [UNKNOWN] should be incorporated into southern nigeria [PLACE] since the people [HUMAN GROUP] were yoruba [PERSON] , or remain in northern nigeria [PLACE] since the ruler [PERSON] was muslim and for some time ilorin [UNKNOWN] had been subject to the uthmaniyya caliphate [GOVERNMENT] . there was argument [ABSTRACT ENTITY] about the administration [PLACE] of duties [UNKNOWN] on goods [UNKNOWN] landed on the coast [EVENT] and carried into northern nigeria [PLACE] . and there was dispute over whether railway [SYSTEM] lines [PERSON] from the north [PLACE] should terminate at lagos [PERSON] or should take alternative routes [ROUTE] to the niger [PLACE] river and the coast [EVENT] . egerton [PERSON] had reason [ABSTRACT ENTITY] on his side [PLACE] in objecting to the proposed line [PERSON] terminating at baro [UNKNOWN] on the niger [PLACE] , since navigation [PERSON] southward to the coast [EVENT] was restricted to the high water season [PERIOD] , and even then was uncertain . it is said that the old secretariat [GROUP] , marina [PERSON] is built in an e-shape manner [PERSON] in honour [UNKNOWN] of him . egerton [PERSON] 's administration [PLACE] imposed policies [RULE] that tended towards segregation [ACT] of europeans [UNKNOWN] and africans [PERSON] . these included excluding africans [PERSON] from the west african [PLACE] medical service [INSTITUTION] and saying that no european [UNKNOWN] should take orders [PERSON] from an african [PLACE] , which had the effect [EFFECT] of ruling [RULE] out african doctors [RESOURCE] from serving with the army [HUMAN GROUP] . egerton [PERSON] himself did not always approve of these policies [RULE] , and they were not strictly upheld . the legal relationship [RELATIONSHIP] between the lagos government [GOVERNMENT] and the yoruba states [PLACE] of the lagos colony [PERSON] was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton [PERSON] persuaded the obas [PERSON] to accept the establishment [NUMBER] of the supreme court [PERSON] in the main towns [PERSON] . later career [QUANTITY] in 1912 , egerton [PERSON] was replaced by frederick lugard [PERSON] , who was appointed governor-general of both southern [PLACE] and northern nigeria [PLACE] with the mandate [PERIOD] to unite the two . egerton [PERSON] was appointed governor [PERSON] of british guiana [PLACE] as his next posting [SPEECH ACT] , clearly a demotion [ACT] , which may [PERIOD] have been connected to his fights [OCCURRENCE] with the colonial office officials [PLACE] . he was governor [PERSON] of british guiana [PLACE] from 1912 until 1917 . in may [PERIOD] 1914 it was reported that egerton [PERSON] had a plan [PLAN] to build a railway [SYSTEM] from the coast [EVENT] to the brazilian border [CONCEPT] , a distance [DISTANCE] of 340 miles [DISTANCE] ( 550 km ) . the new line [PERSON] would open up gold [EVENT] and diamond fields [PERSON] as well as supporting timber extraction [ABSTRACT ENTITY] and development [SERIES] of arable land [LAND] . the main problem [STATE] was obtaining the funding [MONEY] . years [PERIOD] later , egerton [PERSON] said " if you ask what my policy [RULE] is , i should say ' open means [UNKNOWN] of communication [UNKNOWN] ' and if you wish for additional information [INFORMATION] , i would reply ' open more of them ! ' " honours [UNKNOWN] and private life egerton [PERSON] was appointed a companion [PERSON] of the order [UNKNOWN] of st michael [PLACE] and st george [PERSON] ( cmg [UNKNOWN] ) in november [PERIOD] 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander [PERSON] ( kcmg [PERSON] ) of the same order [UNKNOWN] . in 1911 , he received the honorary degree [PROCESS] of doctor [PERSON] of laws [PERSON] from the university [INSTITUTION] of edinburgh [INSTITUTION] . in 1905 , egerton [PERSON] married ada maud sneyd-kynnersley obe , a daughter [PERSON] of the rev. george lloyd nash and the widow [PERSON] of c. w. sneyd-kynnersley cmg. after his retirement [ACT] to england [PLACE] , egerton [PERSON] became a member [PERSON] of the junior carlton [PERSON] and the royal automobile club [INSTITUTION] . his wife [PERSON] died on 20 december [PERIOD] 1934 , and egerton [PERSON] survived her until 22 march [PERIOD] 1947 . at the time [PERIOD] of his death [EVENT] , his address [UNKNOWN] was stated in who 's who as " fair meadow [PERSON] , mayfield [PERSON] , sussex [PERSON] " .

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Id Form Freq Tag Context Error
1egerton26PERSON sir walter egerton kcmg governor of british guiana
2office11PLACE in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
3governor9PERSON british governor ( 1858-1947 )
4southern nigeria7PLACE in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
5lagos colony7PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
6coast4EVENT there was argument about the administration of duties on goods landed on the coast and carried into northern nigeria .
7northern nigeria4PERSON egerton came into conflict with the administration of northern nigeria on a number of issues .
8british guiana4PLACE sir walter egerton kcmg governor of british guiana
9lagos4PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
10line4PERSON construction began in january 1905 and the line reached oshogbo in april 1907 .
11negeri sembilan4UNKNOWN preceded by william macgregor succeeded by post abolished resident , negeri sembilan
12traders3PERSON egerton shared moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the cross river trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in calabar .
13development3SERIES sir walter egerton ( far right ) with his wife and other westerners in lagos , c. 1910 egerton was a strong advocate of colonial development .
14years3PERIOD after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
15penang3PLACE in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
16british new guinea3PLACE in office 1899 - 5 july 1901 serving with charles walter sneyd-kynnersley preceded by sir james alexander swettenham succeeded by sir william thomas taylor lieutenant-governor of british new guinea
17order3UNKNOWN the recipient was highly offended , and said he should be called to order .
18administration3PLACE egerton came into conflict with the administration of northern nigeria on a number of issues .
19march3PERIOD in office 1888-1895 preceded by john douglas as special commissioner of british new guinea succeeded by post abolished personal details born 1858 died 22 march 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 )
20railway3SYSTEM ibadan railway onward to oshogbo , and the project was approved in november 1904 .
21letter2SPEECH ACT in a letter of 1910 he wrote a letter describing the salary of one of his employees as " niggardly " .
22november2PERIOD ibadan railway onward to oshogbo , and the project was approved in november 1904 .
23february2PERIOD in office 1903 - 28 february 1906
24force2FORCE on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
25ruler2PERSON in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
26fair meadow2PERSON fair meadow , mayfield , sussex , united kingdom nationality british spouse ada maud sneyd-kynnersley ​ ​ ( m. 1905 ; died 1934 )​ sir walter egerton , kcmg ( 1858 - 22 march 1947 ) was a british colonial administrator who was governor of lagos colony from 1904 to 1906 , governor of southern nigeria from 1906 to 1912 , and governor of british guiana from 1912 to 1917 .
27england2PLACE after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
28policies2RULE egerton 's administration imposed policies that tended towards segregation of europeans and africans .
29post2LOCATION preceded by william macgregor succeeded by post abolished resident , negeri sembilan
30colony2PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
31land2LAND egerton endorsed the development of rubber plantations , a concept familiar to him from his time in malaya , and arranged for land to be leased for this purpose .
32protectorate2STATUS the colonial office wanted to amalgamate the lagos colony with the protectorate of southern nigeria , and in august 1904 also appointed egerton as high commissioner for the southern nigeria protectorate .
33kcmg2PERSON sir walter egerton kcmg governor of british guiana
34budgets2UNKNOWN he believed in deficit financing at certain periods of a colony 's growth , which was reflected in his budgets from 1906 to 1912 .
35oshogbo2UNKNOWN ibadan railway onward to oshogbo , and the project was approved in november 1904 .
36laws2PERSON in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
37malaya2PERSON after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
38wife2PERSON sir walter egerton ( far right ) with his wife and other westerners in lagos , c. 1910 egerton was a strong advocate of colonial development .
39perak2UNKNOWN william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
40calabar2PLACE colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
41niger2PLACE and there was dispute over whether railway lines from the north should terminate at lagos or should take alternative routes to the niger
42straits settlements2PERSON in office 1902-1903 preceded by henry conway belfield succeeded by douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary of straits settlements
43july2PERIOD in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
44children2PERSON in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
45walter egerton2PERSON sir walter egerton kcmg governor of british guiana
46april2PERIOD in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
47policy2RULE on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
48mayfield2PERSON fair meadow , mayfield , sussex , united kingdom nationality british spouse ada maud sneyd-kynnersley ​ ​ ( m. 1905 ; died 1934 )​ sir walter egerton , kcmg ( 1858 - 22 march 1947 ) was a british colonial administrator who was governor of lagos colony from 1904 to 1906 , governor of southern nigeria from 1906 to 1912 , and governor of british guiana from 1912 to 1917 .
49africans2PERSON egerton 's administration imposed policies that tended towards segregation of europeans and africans .
50tin fields2PERSON he also thought there could be great potential in the tin fields near bauchi , and thought that if proven a branch line to the tin fields would be justified .
51capital2PLACE colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
52sussex2PERSON fair meadow , mayfield , sussex , united kingdom nationality british spouse ada maud sneyd-kynnersley ​ ​ ( m. 1905 ; died 1934 )​ sir walter egerton , kcmg ( 1858 - 22 march 1947 ) was a british colonial administrator who was governor of lagos colony from 1904 to 1906 , governor of southern nigeria from 1906 to 1912 , and governor of british guiana from 1912 to 1917 .
53time2PERIOD egerton endorsed the development of rubber plantations , a concept familiar to him from his time in malaya , and arranged for land to be leased for this purpose .
54sir walter egerton2PERSON sir walter egerton kcmg governor of british guiana
55exeter1PLACE early career egerton was born the only son of walter egerton , a gentleman of exeter , devon .
56problem1STATE the main problem was obtaining the funding .
57marina1PERSON it is said that the old secretariat , marina is built in an e-shape manner in honour of him .
58navigation1PERSON egerton had reason on his side in objecting to the proposed line terminating at baro on the niger , since navigation southward to the coast was restricted to the high water season , and even then was uncertain .
59europeans1UNKNOWN egerton 's administration imposed policies that tended towards segregation of europeans and africans .
60university1INSTITUTION in 1911 , he received the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the university of edinburgh .
61december1PERIOD his wife died on 20 december 1934 , and egerton survived her until 22 march 1947 .
62pahang1UNKNOWN william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
63retirement1ACT after his retirement to england , egerton became a member of the junior carlton and the royal automobile club .
64requests1REQUEST in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
65bases1UNKNOWN the established traders at first got the colonial office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
66offices1POSITION he held both offices until 28 february 1906 .
67western province1PLACE colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
68rail1PERSON he favored rail over river transport , and pushed to have the railway further extended to kano by way of zaria .
69yoruba1PERSON 1910 egerton became governor of lagos colony , covering most of the yoruba lands in the southwest of what is now nigeria , in 1903 .
70career1QUANTITY early career egerton was born the only son of walter egerton , a gentleman of exeter , devon .
71office officials1UNKNOWN egerton was appointed governor of british guiana as his next posting , clearly a demotion , which may have been connected to his fights with the colonial office officials .
72miles1DISTANCE in may 1914 it was reported that egerton had a plan to build a railway from the coast to the brazilian border , a distance of 340 miles ( 550 km ) .
73number1NUMBER egerton came into conflict with the administration of northern nigeria on a number of issues .
74resident general1HEAD
75new creation1PLACE in office 1895-1897 preceded by new creation succeeded by george le hunte administrator of british new guinea
76egerton road1PERSON jalan penghulu cantik in seremban was once named egerton road in his memory .
77bauchi1UNKNOWN he also thought there could be great potential in the tin fields near bauchi , and thought that if proven a branch line to the tin fields would be justified .
78road construction1PLACE he also sponsored extensive road construction , building on the legislative foundation laid by his predecessor moor which enabled use of unpaid local labor .
79sir ralph denham rayment moor1PERSON when his predecessor in southern nigeria , sir ralph denham rayment moor , resigned , a large part of the southeast of nigeria was still outside british control .
80sir frank swettenham1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
81tonbridge school1INSTITUTION after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
82honour1UNKNOWN it is said that the old secretariat , marina is built in an e-shape manner in honour of him .
83side1PLACE egerton had reason on his side in objecting to the proposed line terminating at baro on the niger , since navigation southward to the coast was restricted to the high water season , and even then was uncertain .
84establishment1NUMBER the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
85ruling1RULE the established traders at first got the colonial office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
86project1ACTION ibadan railway onward to oshogbo , and the project was approved in november 1904 .
87rev. george lloyd nash1PERSON
88high commissioner1PERSON the colonial office wanted to amalgamate the lagos colony with the protectorate of southern nigeria , and in august 1904 also appointed egerton as high commissioner for the southern nigeria protectorate .
89cross river1PERSON egerton shared moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the cross river trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in calabar .
90obas1PERSON the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
91predecessor moor1PERSON he also sponsored extensive road construction , building on the legislative foundation laid by his predecessor moor which enabled use of unpaid local labor .
92concept familiar1PERSON egerton endorsed the development of rubber plantations , a concept familiar to him from his time in malaya , and arranged for land to be leased for this purpose .
93henry conway belfield1PERSON in office 1902-1903 preceded by henry conway belfield succeeded by douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary of straits settlements
94struggle1FORCE he had a constant struggle to obtain approval for these budgets from the colonial office .
95rules1RULE the established traders at first got the colonial office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
96frederick lugard1PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
97member1PERSON after his retirement to england , egerton became a member of the junior carlton and the royal automobile club .
98routes1ROUTE and there was dispute over whether railway lines from the north should terminate at lagos or should take alternative routes to the niger
99junior carlton1PERSON after his retirement to england , egerton became a member of the junior carlton and the royal automobile club .
100southeast1SPACE when his predecessor in southern nigeria , sir ralph denham rayment moor , resigned , a large part of the southeast of nigeria was still outside british control .
101servitude1STATE in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
102sultan ahmad maatham1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
103people1HUMAN GROUP there was debate over whether ilorin should be incorporated into southern nigeria since the people were yoruba , or remain in northern nigeria since the ruler was muslim and for some time ilorin had been subject to the uthmaniyya caliphate .
104fields1PERSON he also thought there could be great potential in the tin fields near bauchi , and thought that if proven a branch line to the tin fields would be justified .
105yoruba lands1PERSON 1910 egerton became governor of lagos colony , covering most of the yoruba lands in the southwest of what is now nigeria , in 1903 .
106westerners1PERSON sir walter egerton ( far right ) with his wife and other westerners in lagos , c. 1910 egerton was a strong advocate of colonial development .
107foundation1GROUP he also sponsored extensive road construction , building on the legislative foundation laid by his predecessor moor which enabled use of unpaid local labor .
108widow1PERSON george lloyd nash and the widow of c.
109bar1PLACE egerton was admitted to the middle temple on 27 april 1888 and was called to the bar on 17 june 1896 .
110experience1EFFECT colony in 1903 he already had more than twenty years of experience in the colonial service in the far east .
111conflict1EVENT egerton came into conflict with the administration of northern nigeria on a number of issues .
112warri1UNKNOWN colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
113sultan1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
114purpose1PURPOSE egerton endorsed the development of rubber plantations , a concept familiar to him from his time in malaya , and arranged for land to be leased for this purpose .
115towns1PERSON the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
116state1STATE william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
117selangor1UNKNOWN william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
118companion1PERSON honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
119difficulty egerton1PERSON the established traders at first got the colonial office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
120lines1PERSON and there was dispute over whether railway lines from the north should terminate at lagos or should take alternative routes to the niger
121yoruba states1STATE the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
122rubber plantations1QUANTITY egerton endorsed the development of rubber plantations , a concept familiar to him from his time in malaya , and arranged for land to be leased for this purpose .
123salary1AMOUNT in a letter of 1910 he wrote a letter describing the salary of one of his employees as " niggardly " .
124advocate1PERSON sir walter egerton ( far right ) with his wife and other westerners in lagos , c. 1910 egerton was a strong advocate of colonial development .
125george le hunte administrator1PERSON in office 1895-1897 preceded by new creation succeeded by george le hunte administrator of british new guinea
126ilorin1UNKNOWN there was debate over whether ilorin should be incorporated into southern nigeria since the people were yoruba , or remain in northern nigeria since the ruler was muslim and for some time ilorin had been subject to the uthmaniyya caliphate .
127duties1UNKNOWN there was argument about the administration of duties on goods landed on the coast and carried into northern nigeria .
128form1FORM in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
129zaria1UNKNOWN he favored rail over river transport , and pushed to have the railway further extended to kano by way of zaria .
130border1CONCEPT in may 1914 it was reported that egerton had a plan to build a railway from the coast to the brazilian border , a distance of 340 miles ( 550 km ) .
131frederick mitchell hodgson1PERSON in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
132time ilorin1UNKNOWN there was debate over whether ilorin should be incorporated into southern nigeria since the people were yoruba , or remain in northern nigeria since the ruler was muslim and for some time ilorin had been subject to the uthmaniyya caliphate .
133 ​ sir walter egerton1PERSON
134ada maud sneyd kynnersley obe1PERSON
135reason1ABSTRACT ENTITY egerton had reason on his side in objecting to the proposed line terminating at baro on the niger , since navigation southward to the coast was restricted to the high water season , and even then was uncertain .
136information1INFORMATION years later , egerton said " if you ask what my policy is , i should say ' open means of communication ' and if you wish for additional information , i would reply ' open more of them ! ' "
137sir walter egerton kcmg governor1PERSON sir walter egerton kcmg governor of british guiana
138gentleman1PERSON early career egerton was born the only son of walter egerton , a gentleman of exeter , devon .
139threat1STATE on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
140central province1PLACE colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
141southern nigerian protectorate1PLACE colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
142southern1PLACE in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
143nigeria alafin1PLACE nigeria alafin of oyo and sir walter egerton , ca .
144submission1PERSON on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
145mothers1PERSON egerton decided that this was contrary to sharia law , and that the children belonged to their mothers .
146edinburgh1INSTITUTION in 1911 , he received the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the university of edinburgh .
147office july1PERIOD
148cmg1UNKNOWN honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
149idea1ACT as early as 1908 , egerton supported the idea of " a properly organized agricultural department with an energetic and experienced head " , and the department of agriculture came into being in 1910 .
150august1PERIOD in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
151pacification patrols1DISTANCE on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
152being1UNKNOWN on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
153knight commander1PERSON honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
154labor1PERSON he also sponsored extensive road construction , building on the legislative foundation laid by his predecessor moor which enabled use of unpaid local labor .
155mandate1PERIOD in 1912 , egerton was replaced by frederick lugard , who was appointed governor-general of both southern and northern nigeria with the mandate to unite the two .
156territories1PERSON on that date the two territories were formally united and egerton was appointed governor of the new colony and protectorate of southern nigeria , holding office until 1912 .
157agricultural department1PERSON as early as 1908 , egerton supported the idea of " a properly organized agricultural department with an energetic and experienced head " , and the department of agriculture came into being in 1910 .
158june1PERIOD egerton was admitted to the middle temple on 27 april 1888 and was called to the bar on 17 june 1896 .
159tuanku muhammad1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
160frederick lugard governor1PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
161personal details1PERSON in office 1888-1895 preceded by john douglas as special commissioner of british new guinea succeeded by post abolished personal details born 1858 died 22 march 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 )
162acting first magistrate1UNKNOWN in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
163william treacher1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
164employees1PERSON in a letter of 1910 he wrote a letter describing the salary of one of his employees as " niggardly " .
165views1ORGANISATION egerton shared moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the cross river trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in calabar .
166jalan penghulu cantik1PERSON jalan penghulu cantik in seremban was once named egerton road in his memory .
167orders1PERSON these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
168yang di pertuan besar1PERSON
169charles walter sneyd kynnersley1PERSON
170john douglas1UNKNOWN in office 1888-1895 preceded by john douglas as special commissioner of british new guinea succeeded by post abolished personal details born 1858 died 22 march 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 )
171eastern province1PLACE colony became the western province , and the former southern nigerian protectorate was split into a central province with capital at warri and an eastern province with capital at calabar .
172issues1RESOURCE egerton came into conflict with the administration of northern nigeria on a number of issues .
173career egerton1PERSON early career egerton was born the only son of walter egerton , a gentleman of exeter , devon .
174seremban1UNKNOWN jalan penghulu cantik in seremban was once named egerton road in his memory .
175uthmaniyya caliphate1GOVERNMENT there was debate over whether ilorin should be incorporated into southern nigeria since the people were yoruba , or remain in northern nigeria since the ruler was muslim and for some time ilorin had been subject to the uthmaniyya caliphate .
176extension1INSTITUTION when egerton became governor of lagos he enthusiastically endorsed the extension of the lagos -
177sir william thomas taylor lieutenant governor1PERSON
178kano1PLACE he favored rail over river transport , and pushed to have the railway further extended to kano by way of zaria .
179may1PERIOD egerton was appointed governor of british guiana as his next posting , clearly a demotion , which may have been connected to his fights with the colonial office officials .
180extraction1ABSTRACT ENTITY the new line would open up gold and diamond fields as well as supporting timber extraction and development of arable land .
181oyo1PLACE nigeria alafin of oyo and sir walter egerton , ca .
182sultan idris1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
183agriculture1STUDY as early as 1908 , egerton supported the idea of " a properly organized agricultural department with an energetic and experienced head " , and the department of agriculture came into being in 1910 .
184use1USE on taking office , egerton began a policy of sending out annual pacification patrols , which generally obtained submission through the threat of force without being required to actually use force .
185recipient1PORTION the recipient was highly offended , and said he should be called to order .
186manner1PERSON egerton had a somewhat abrupt manner in his dealings with the colonial office .
187baro1UNKNOWN egerton had reason on his side in objecting to the proposed line terminating at baro on the niger , since navigation southward to the coast was restricted to the high water season , and even then was uncertain .
188william macgregor1PERSON preceded by william macgregor succeeded by post abolished resident , negeri sembilan
189devon1PERSON early career egerton was born the only son of walter egerton , a gentleman of exeter , devon .
190competition1EVENT the established traders at first got the colonial office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
191honours1UNKNOWN honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
192colonial secretary1PERSON in office 1902-1903 preceded by henry conway belfield succeeded by douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary of straits settlements
193role1ROLE in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
194river transport1PERSON he favored rail over river transport , and pushed to have the railway further extended to kano by way of zaria .
195left1PERSON sitting from left to right :
196abrupt manner1PERSON egerton had a somewhat abrupt manner in his dealings with the colonial office .
197group photograph1PICTURE a commemorative group photograph taken at the 2nd durbar held on 20 july 1903 .
198department1PERSON as early as 1908 , egerton supported the idea of " a properly organized agricultural department with an energetic and experienced head " , and the department of agriculture came into being in 1910 .
199governor general1PERSON
200moor1PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
201european1UNKNOWN these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
202gold1EVENT the new line would open up gold and diamond fields as well as supporting timber extraction and development of arable land .
203office august1PERIOD in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
204means1UNKNOWN years later , egerton said " if you ask what my policy is , i should say ' open means of communication ' and if you wish for additional information , i would reply ' open more of them ! ' "
205cadet1PERSON after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
206right1UNKNOWN sitting from left to right :
207segregation1ACT egerton 's administration imposed policies that tended towards segregation of europeans and africans .
208position1POSITION in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
209address1UNKNOWN at the time of his death , his address was stated in who 's who as " fair meadow , mayfield , sussex " .
210january1PERIOD construction began in january 1905 and the line reached oshogbo in april 1907 .
211states1PLACE after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
212water season1PERIOD egerton had reason on his side in objecting to the proposed line terminating at baro on the niger , since navigation southward to the coast was restricted to the high water season , and even then was uncertain .
213foundation laid1PLAN he also sponsored extensive road construction , building on the legislative foundation laid by his predecessor moor which enabled use of unpaid local labor .
214periods1PERIOD he believed in deficit financing at certain periods of a colony 's growth , which was reflected in his budgets from 1906 to 1912 .
215doctor1PERSON in 1911 , he received the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the university of edinburgh .
216ralph moor1PERSON in office august 1904 - 1912 preceded by ralph moor succeeded by frederick lugard governor of lagos colony
217degree1PROCESS in 1911 , he received the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the university of edinburgh .
218potential1SET he also thought there could be great potential in the tin fields near bauchi , and thought that if proven a branch line to the tin fields would be justified .
219plan1PLAN in may 1914 it was reported that egerton had a plan to build a railway from the coast to the brazilian border , a distance of 340 miles ( 550 km ) .
220service1INSTITUTION colony in 1903 he already had more than twenty years of experience in the colonial service in the far east .
221supreme court1PERSON the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
222demotion1ACT egerton was appointed governor of british guiana as his next posting , clearly a demotion , which may have been connected to his fights with the colonial office officials .
223st george1PERSON honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
224daughter1PERSON in 1905 , egerton married ada maud sneyd-kynnersley obe , a daughter of the rev.
225predecessor1PERSON when his predecessor in southern nigeria , sir ralph denham rayment moor , resigned , a large part of the southeast of nigeria was still outside british control .
226officials1PLACE the established traders at first got the colonial office to pass rules inhibiting competition from traders willing to set up bases further inland , but with some difficulty egerton persuaded the officials to reverse their ruling .
227damage1EVENT egerton shared moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the cross river trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in calabar .
228collector1ENTITY in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
229commissioner1PERSON in office 1888-1895 preceded by john douglas as special commissioner of british new guinea succeeded by post abolished personal details born 1858 died 22 march 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 )
230douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary1PERSON in office 1902-1903 preceded by henry conway belfield succeeded by douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary of straits settlements
231growth1QUANTITY he believed in deficit financing at certain periods of a colony 's growth , which was reflected in his budgets from 1906 to 1912 .
232sir james alexander swettenham1PERSON in office 1899 - 5 july 1901 serving with charles walter sneyd-kynnersley preceded by sir james alexander swettenham succeeded by sir william thomas taylor lieutenant-governor of british new guinea
233settlements1PERSON in office 1902-1903 preceded by henry conway belfield succeeded by douglas graham campbell acting colonial secretary of straits settlements
234death1EVENT at the time of his death , his address was stated in who 's who as " fair meadow , mayfield , sussex " .
235son1PERSON early career egerton was born the only son of walter egerton , a gentleman of exeter , devon .
236communication1UNKNOWN years later , egerton said " if you ask what my policy is , i should say ' open means of communication ' and if you wish for additional information , i would reply ' open more of them ! ' "
237custody1PLACE in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
238dealings1UNKNOWN egerton had a somewhat abrupt manner in his dealings with the colonial office .
239deficit1DEFICIT he believed in deficit financing at certain periods of a colony 's growth , which was reflected in his budgets from 1906 to 1912 .
240resident1PERSON preceded by william macgregor succeeded by post abolished resident , negeri sembilan
241industry1INSTITUTION this was the foundation of a highly successful industry .
242southwest1SPACE 1910 egerton became governor of lagos colony , covering most of the yoruba lands in the southwest of what is now nigeria , in 1903 .
243education1PROCESS after an education at tonbridge school , in 1880 egerton went out from england to the straits settlements as a cadet and for several years served there and in the protected states of malaya .
244april monarchs queen victoria edward vii1PERSON
245african doctors1RESOURCE these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
246west african medical service1INSTITUTION these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
247st michael1PLACE honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
248way1UNKNOWN he favored rail over river transport , and pushed to have the railway further extended to kano by way of zaria .
249magistrate1UNKNOWN in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
250memory1EVENT jalan penghulu cantik in seremban was once named egerton road in his memory .
251life egerton1PERSON honours and private life egerton was appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george ( cmg ) in november 1901 , and in 1905 became a knight commander ( kcmg ) of the same order .
252funding1MONEY the main problem was obtaining the funding .
253middlemen1ELEMENT egerton shared moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the cross river trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in calabar .
254southern nigeria protectorate1PLACE the colonial office wanted to amalgamate the lagos colony with the protectorate of southern nigeria , and in august 1904 also appointed egerton as high commissioner for the southern nigeria protectorate .
255lagos government1GOVERNMENT the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
256goods1UNKNOWN there was argument about the administration of duties on goods landed on the coast and carried into northern nigeria .
257construction1PROPERTY construction began in january 1905 and the line reached oshogbo in april 1907 .
258british control1GROUP when his predecessor in southern nigeria , sir ralph denham rayment moor , resigned , a large part of the southeast of nigeria was still outside british control .
259posting1SPEECH ACT egerton was appointed governor of british guiana as his next posting , clearly a demotion , which may have been connected to his fights with the colonial office officials .
260administrator1PERSON in office 1895-1897 preceded by new creation succeeded by george le hunte administrator of british new guinea
261sharia1PERSON egerton decided that this was contrary to sharia law , and that the children belonged to their mothers .
262sultan alaiddin sulaiman1PERSON william treacher ( resident-general ) , sultan alaiddin sulaiman of selangor , sultan idris of perak , sir frank swettenham ( governor ) , sultan ahmad maatham of pahang , tuanku muhammad ( yang di-pertuan besar of negeri sembilan ) , walter egerton ( resident-general of negeri sembilan ) egerton was resident in the protected state of negeri sembilan ( 1902-03 ) .
263singapore1PLACE in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
264special commissioner1PERSON in office 1888-1895 preceded by john douglas as special commissioner of british new guinea succeeded by post abolished personal details born 1858 died 22 march 1947( 1947-03-22 ) ( aged 88-89 )
265nigeria1PLACE in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
266head1HEAD as early as 1908 , egerton supported the idea of " a properly organized agricultural department with an energetic and experienced head " , and the department of agriculture came into being in 1910 .
267relationship1RELATIONSHIP the legal relationship between the lagos government and the yoruba states of the lagos colony was not clear , and it was not until 1908 that egerton persuaded the obas to accept the establishment of the supreme court in the main towns .
268old secretariat1GROUP it is said that the old secretariat , marina is built in an e-shape manner in honour of him .
269wilfred collet governor1PERSON in office 5 july 1912 - 15 april 1917 monarchs queen victoria edward vii preceded by frederick mitchell hodgson succeeded by wilfred collet governor of southern nigeria
270middle temple1PERSON egerton was admitted to the middle temple on 27 april 1888 and was called to the bar on 17 june 1896 .
271combination1GROUP egerton shared moor 's views on the damage that was being done to the cross river trade by the combination of indigenous middlemen and traders based in calabar .
272fights1OCCURRENCE egerton was appointed governor of british guiana as his next posting , clearly a demotion , which may have been connected to his fights with the colonial office officials .
273royal automobile club1INSTITUTION after his retirement to england , egerton became a member of the junior carlton and the royal automobile club .
274army1HUMAN GROUP these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
275court1PERSON in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
276african1PLACE these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
277north1PLACE and there was dispute over whether railway lines from the north should terminate at lagos or should take alternative routes to the niger
278acting resident1PERSON in 1880 , aged about 21 , he was a magistrate at singapore ; in 1883 he became collector at penang ; he was next a commissioner of the court of requests at penang and was appointed acting resident there in 1894 ; in 1888 , he was an acting first magistrate at penang , to which position he was later appointed .
279woman1PERSON in this role , he got involved in the laws related to a form of servitude where a woman 's illegitimate children were given into the custody of the local ruler .
280durbar1ACTIVITY a commemorative group photograph taken at the 2nd durbar held on 20 july 1903 .
281distance1DISTANCE in may 1914 it was reported that egerton had a plan to build a railway from the coast to the brazilian border , a distance of 340 miles ( 550 km ) .
282effect1EFFECT these included excluding africans from the west african medical service and saying that no european should take orders from an african , which had the effect of ruling out african doctors from serving with the army .
283argument1ABSTRACT ENTITY there was argument about the administration of duties on goods landed on the coast and carried into northern nigeria .
284date1RESULT on that date the two territories were formally united and egerton was appointed governor of the new colony and protectorate of southern nigeria , holding office until 1912 .

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