Robert Scott (Mauritius)
Sir Robert Scott KT KCMG (10 March 1903 - 28 May 1968) was the 27th Governor of Mauritius from 22 Mar 1954 - 10 Jul 1959.[1] He wrote a history of the Islands called Limuria: The Lesser Dependencies of Mauritius
Scott was educated at Highgate School from 1914-July 1917 and from January 1919-July 1922. He went on to Balliol College, Oxford where he read Modern History.[2]
He was appointed CMG in 1945, 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
- ↑ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mauritius.htm
- 1 2 ed. Hughes, Patrick; Davies, Ian F. (1988). Highgate School Register 1833-1988 (7th ed.). p. 167.
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| Preceded by Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood |
Governor of Mauritius 1954-1959 |
Succeeded by Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell |
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