Frederick Crawford (colonial administrator)
- Frederick Crawford (colonial administrator)
Sir Frederick Crawford (1906-1978), was a British colonial administrator.
He was Governor of the Seychelles between 1951 and 1953. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WthzCNHCZY8C&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=%22+Frederick+Crawford%22+kenya&source=web&ots=CrxYmr_Pdr&sig=mDO_8f0a-Lc1eT0x1b9YkyI19Zs&hl=en] He was Deputy Governor of Kenya from 1953 to 1957 during the Mau Mau uprising. He was Governor of Uganda from 1957 to 1961.
He became a director of the Anglo-American Corporation and a resident of Rhodesia. His passport was withdrawn by the British government in 9 May 1968 while visiting London due to his implicit support for the illegal Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Rhodesia. [ [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1968/may/14/sir-frederick-crawford-withdrawal-of Sir Frederick Crawford (Withdrawal Of Passport) (Hansard) ] ] [ [http://www3.telus.net/rhodesia/rhodesia.html Time Line Maker ] ]
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