Cyril Herbert Williams | |
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Born | 27 December 1908 |
Died | 27 November 1983 | (aged 74)
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Known for | Provincial Commissioner of the Nyanza Province (1951-56) |
Cyril Herbert Williams CMG OBE (1908-1983) was Provincial Commissioner of the Nyanza Province of Kenya (1951–56). [1] [2] [3]
Cyril Herbert Williams was born on 27 December 1908, the son of Thomas Ethelbert Williams. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Jesus College, Cambridge. [1] In 1929 he played for Cambridge in the Varsity Match, earning a blue, and also played for Bedford in the 1930–31 season. [4]
Williams entered the colonial service in Kenya in 1931, later becoming Provincial Commissioner of the Nyanza Province (1951–56), a member of the Kenya Council of State (1961–64) and Chairman of Naivasha County Council (1963). [1] He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1949 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1956. [1]
Williams married Patricia Joy Collyer on 15 February 1936. [5] They had a son and twin daughters. Williams died on 27 November 1983.
Cyril Herbert Williams | |
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Born | 27 December 1908 |
Died | 27 November 1983 | (aged 74)
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Known for | Provincial Commissioner of the Nyanza Province (1951-56) |
Cyril Herbert Williams CMG OBE (1908-1983) was Provincial Commissioner of the Nyanza Province of Kenya (1951–56). [1] [2] [3]
Cyril Herbert Williams was born on 27 December 1908, the son of Thomas Ethelbert Williams. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Jesus College, Cambridge. [1] In 1929 he played for Cambridge in the Varsity Match, earning a blue, and also played for Bedford in the 1930–31 season. [4]
Williams entered the colonial service in Kenya in 1931, later becoming Provincial Commissioner of the Nyanza Province (1951–56), a member of the Kenya Council of State (1961–64) and Chairman of Naivasha County Council (1963). [1] He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1949 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1956. [1]
Williams married Patricia Joy Collyer on 15 February 1936. [5] They had a son and twin daughters. Williams died on 27 November 1983.