Matthew Nathan
British colonial administrator (1862-1939) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 77
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who variously served as the governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal and Queensland.
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He was Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1914 to 1916, and was responsible, with the Chief Secretary, Augustine Birrell, for the administration of Ireland in the years immediately preceding the Easter Rising.
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United Kingdom
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Scientists
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Lived 1862 to 1939 · aged 77
