Charles Richard Swayne
Charles Richard Swayne | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colonial Service |
Charles Richard Swayne CMG (1843 - 1921), born in Dublin, was the first Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands protectorate, from 1892 to 1895.[1]
He first arrived in the Ellice Islands in 1892, then from October 1893 to November 1895, he was in the Gilbert Islands with central headquarters set in Tarawa.[2]
Reference
- ^ [https://books.google.fr/books?id=NWaSHqXlS30C&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=William+Telfer+Campbell+Resident+Gilbert&source=bl&ots=5-6lS0Pn1f&sig=ACfU3U11clGOeAwDcQYw24bEhCQwX4xzyw&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO9pi22-vqAhUQ8hQKHTwMAjYQ6AEwEHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=William%20Telfer%20Campbell%20Resident%20Gilbert&f=false Tuvalu. A History by Simati Faaniu.
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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