Percy Girouard
Northern Nigerian governor and railway builder from Canada (1867-1932) · Nigeria · On the map · Politicians · Died at 65
Sir Édouard Percy Cranwill Girouard, was an Empire enthusiast, a Canadian railway builder, High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria and the East Africa Protectorate and British industrialist.
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Girouard in the uniform of an Egyptian official
Girouard in 1903, at the time when he was Chief Commissioner of railways for the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony
Percy Girouard (left), incoming governor of the East Africa Protectorate welcomed by British settlers in 1909
Girouard (seated right) in talks with a Kikuyu chief in Kenya c. 1910
Girouard in 1930
Girouard's grave at Brookwood Cemetery
Percy Girouard plaque at Royal Military College of CanadaAwards
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Country
Nigeria
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1932 · aged 65