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SIR HUGH CLIFFORD AS GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION. War, British colonial governors in tropical Africa exercised virtually unlimited executive and legislative functions. Their charge to preserve law, order and good government indicated that they had to devise and implement policies beneficial to both British and indigenous interests.
Hugh Clifford came to Malaya in 1883 when he was 17 years old. He spent 20 years on the peninsula and came to know the various peoples of Malaya intimately. By the time he published In Court and Kampong , in 1896, he had become the British Resident in Pehang, one of the larger Malay states.
Hugh Clifford believed totally in the improving aspect of British rule but like so many colonial rulers was forces to compromise his principles whenever practical politics demanded. Clifford was typical of so many colonial officers in that he was from an impoverished middle class family who in 1883 got him a position in the colonial service through a family connection, in his case at the age ...
<p>Hugh Clifford was Governor of the Straits Settlements (1927–1929). He joined the Malayan Civil Service in 1883 and was the Resident of Pahang in 1901. He served in Trinidad, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) and the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana). Clifford also distinguished himself as an author who documented his experiences of living in Malaya. Among his well-known works include ...
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1 de jan. de 1987 · This book was written by a brilliant man, Hugh Clifford, the late 13th Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, who worked tirelessly to share the rich history of the Clifford family. His work is an invaluable reference for anyone looking to find their Clifford roots, as I have done for many years, and for those who appreciate the history of England.
- Hugh Clifford
Hugh Clifford has 72 books on Goodreads with 870 ratings. Hugh Clifford’s most popular book is In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Li...
