Sir John Turnbull Macpherson

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Sir John Turnbull Macpherson was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor and later Governor-General of Nigeria in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
human
areaOfInfluence Nigeria NERFINISHED
West Africa NERFINISHED
authorityOver colonial administration of Nigeria
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer British Colonial Service NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup British
fieldOfWork colonial governance
constitutional development
governmentBranch executive branch of colonial Nigeria
hasHonor knighthood from the British Crown
hasTitle Governor of Nigeria
Governor-General of Nigeria
Knight
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced political structure of colonial Nigeria
languageSpoken English
name John Turnbull Macpherson NERFINISHED
notableEvent introduction of the 1951 Macpherson Constitution in Nigeria
notableFor constitutional reforms in colonial Nigeria
expansion of regional representation in Nigeria
promoting gradual constitutional change in Nigeria
role in Nigeria’s transition toward self-government
strengthening regional legislatures in Nigeria
notableWork Macpherson Constitution of Nigeria NERFINISHED
occupation civil servant
colonial administrator
partOf British colonial administration in West Africa
history of Nigeria (colonial period)
history of the British Empire
positionHeld Governor of Nigeria
Governor-General of Nigeria NERFINISHED
residence Nigeria NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
role representative of the British Crown in Nigeria
sphereOfActivity colonial administration
public administration
workLocation British Empire NERFINISHED
Nigeria NERFINISHED

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Nottingham High School hasNotableAlumni Sir John Turnbull Macpherson