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John Evelyn Shuckburgh

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Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh, K.C.M.G. (abbreviation: "JES", born March 18, 1877 in Eton, died February 8, 1953 in London) was a British colonial administrator.

Biography

Shuckburgh was the eldest son of Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1843–1906) and Frances Mary Pullen. His eldest son, later diplomat and Middle East expert, Sir Charles Arthur Evelyn Shuckburgh, was born in 1909 in London.[1]

As a member of the British colonial service, John Evelyn Shuckburgh was active in India, and in Palestine.[2]

Governor of Nigeria

On 1 July 1940, John Evelyn Shuckburgh was appointed interim Governor of Nigeria; a position he held until 1942 when he was replaced by Sir Alan Burns. His tenure, as well as that of his successor, was characterised as unremarkable.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Shuckburgh, Sir John Evelyn (1877–1953), civil servant". 13 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Mr. Parkinson Replaces Sir John Shuckburgh As Head of Eastern Department of Colonial Office". 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ ""The Lost Province": Neglect and Governance in Colonial Ogoja". 13 June 2018.
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