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Sir Robert Scott, KCMG (10 March 1903 – 28 May 1968) was a British colonial governor who served as the 27th Governor of Mauritius, 22 March 1954 to 10 July 1959.[1] He wrote a history of the Islands called Limuria: The Lesser Dependencies of Mauritius

Scott was educated at Highgate School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Modern History.[2]

He was appointed CMG in 1945, a Knight Bachelor in the 1953 New Year Honours, while he was Administrator at the East Africa High Commission, and KCMG in the 1954 Birthday Honours.[2]

References

  1. ^ cahoon, ben. "Mauritius". worldstatesmen.org.
  2. ^ a b ed. Hughes, Patrick; Davies, Ian F. (1988). Highgate School Register 1833–1988 (7th ed.). p. 167. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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1954–1959 		Succeeded by


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