- Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy
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Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy Governor of Nayasaland In office
20 March 1939 – 8 August 1942Preceded by Harold Baxter Kittermaster Succeeded by Edmund Charles Smith Richards Governor of Mauritius In office
5 July 1942 – 5 December 1948Preceded by Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford Succeeded by Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood Personal details Born 1889 Died 1965 Nationality British Sir Donald C. Mackenzie-Kennedy (1889 - 1965) was a British colonial administrator who was governor of Nyasaland between 1939 and 1942, and 25th Governor of Mauritius from 5 Jul 1942 to 5 Dec 1948.[1]
In 1930, Mackenzie-Kennedy was Chief Secretary of Northern Rhodesia. He was urged to deny the Ndola Welfare Association permission to meet, since mine owner might react unfavorably to an organization such as this being led by civil servants.[2] In June 1935, Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote to Sir Stewart Gore-Browne urging him to stand for election in Broken Hill. He said "Your duty is clear".[3]
References
- ^ WorldStatesmen.
- ^ Rotberg 1965, pp. 127.
- ^ Rotberg 1977, pp. 168.
Sources
- Rotberg, Robert I. (1965). The rise of nationalism in Central Africa: the making of Malawi and Zambia, 1873-1964. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674771915. http://books.google.ca/books?id=LT-l26b7H2gC&pg=PA127.
- Rotberg, Robert I. (1977). Black heart: Gore-Browne and the politics of multiracial Zambia. University of California Press. ISBN 0520031644. http://books.google.ca/books?id=vz795O-AuowC&pg=PA168.
- "Mauritius". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Mauritius.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
Categories:- 1889 births
- 1965 deaths
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