Franklin Charles Gimson
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Franklin Charles Gimson was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as the first Governor of Singapore after World War II.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-09-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-02-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | British colonial service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime (Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong) | 1945 ⓘ |
| endTime (Governor of Singapore) | 1952 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Gimson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | colonial governance ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfOrder | Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflictExperienced | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Franklin Charles Gimson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first postwar Governor of Singapore
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role in post-World War II reconstruction of Singapore ⓘ |
| occupation | colonial administrator ⓘ |
| participantIn | British colonial administration in Asia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Barrow-on-Soar
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
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Governor of Singapore ⓘ Officer administering the Government of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startTime (Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong) | 1941 ⓘ |
| startTime (Governor of Singapore) | 1946 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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