Guggisberg, Sir (Frederick Gordon, 1869-1930, Knight, colonial governor)
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Portrait of Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, circa 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30448E
Scope and Contents
Half length signed studio portrait of Sir Gordon Guggisberg measuring 173 x 235 mm. Guggisberg (1869-1930) was born in Canada and after an English education was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1889. After service in Singapore and at Woolwich he was employed under the Colonial Office in 1902 on a survey of the Gold Coast. In 1905 he was appointed Director of Surveys. In 1910 he became Director of Surveys, Southern Nigeria and in 1913 Surveyor-General of Nigeria. After war...
Dates:
1920
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