# West Ridgeway

> Sir Joseph West Ridgeway,, known as Sir West Ridgeway, was a British civil servant and colonial governor. He was involved in the MacDonald Affair, when sodomy and child molestation charges were brought against Hector Archibald MacDonald, commander of British forces in British Ceylon. He brought MacDonald back to England hoping to avoid a scandal, but MacDonald still committed suicide.

*British civil servant and colonial administrator (1844-1930)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1844-05-16
- **Died:** 1930-04-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 13.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Joseph West Ridgeway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_West_Ridgeway)
- [ويست ريدجواى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%89)
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- [Joseph Ridgeway](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ridgeway)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q527319)

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