James Wilson Robertson

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order=2nd Governor-General of Nigeria
term_start=June 15, 1955
term_end=November 16, 1960
predecessor=Sir John Stuart Macpherson
successor=Nnamdi Azikiwe
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Sir James Wilson Robertson, KT, GCMG, GCVO, KBE (1899 - 1983), was the last British Head of Nigeria.He was educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and Balliol College, Oxford. After Oxford he joined the Sudan Political Service from 1922 to 1953 and was the Civil Secretary from 1947 to 1953. He was then sent to Nigeria as a result of his good work. He was Governor-General of Nigeria from 15 June 1955 to 16 November 1960 representing Queen Elizabeth as Head of State from 1 October 1960 – 16 November 1960 [Worldstatesman.org [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria.htm Nigeria] ] .

He served a Commission in the British Army with the Gordon Highlanders and the Black Watch.

He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (LL.D.) from the University of Leeds in 1961 [University of Leeds list of Honorary Graduates: [http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/leedsyorkshire/honorary/honorary_graduates_1960.asp James Wilson Robertson 1961] ] .

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