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Sir Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby KCMG (1901–1958) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of the protectorate of Nyasaland between 1948 and 1956. He fought unsuccessfully against creation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. ==Birth and education== Colby was born in 1901, son of a doctor, and was raised in Surrey, England. He attended preparatory school at Bexhill-on-Sea between the ages of seven and thirteen, and in 1914 went on to Charterhouse, a school that taught the virtues of leadership, public service and keeping a cool head in emergencies. An excellent sportsman, he played both cricket and football for the school. Colby retained a passion for cricket throughout his life. It was said that when Governor of Nyasaland he delayed a meeting of his executive council for half an hour so he could listen to the closing overs of a test match. Colby won a scholarship to Clare College at the University of Cambridge, studying there from 1919 to 1922. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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