Edward Grigg

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Edward Grigg was a British colonial administrator, politician, and writer who served as Governor of Kenya and was active in early 20th-century imperial and political circles.

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instanceOf British politician
colonial administrator
human
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt New College, Oxford
Winchester College
employer Colonial Office
Government of Kenya Colony
Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
familyName Grigg
fieldOfWork British imperial policy
colonial administration
politics
genre history
political writing
givenName Edward
honorificTitle Baron Altrincham
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch British Army
nobleTitle 1st Baron Altrincham
notableActivity advocacy of British imperial unity
public commentary on colonial policy
notableRole leading figure in early 20th-century British imperial circles
participant in early 20th-century British political debates on empire
notableWork British Commonwealth: Affairs and Problems
The British Commonwealth
The Faith of an Englishman
The Greatest Experiment in History
The Story of the Empire
occupation author
colonial administrator
journalist
politician
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Governor of Kenya
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister-Resident for the Middle East
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War
residence Kenya Colony
linked to: British East Africa

United Kingdom

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Round Table movement hasParticipant Edward Grigg