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John Hawley Glover : ウィキペディア英語版 | John Hawley Glover
Sir John Hawley Glover (24 February 1829 – 30 September 1885) was a captain in the British Royal Navy and later a colonial governor. He entered the service in 1841 and passed his examination as lieutenant in 1849, but did not receive a commission till May 1851. He served on various stations, and was wounded severely in an action with the Burmese at Donabew (4 February 1853). During his years of service as lieutenant in the navy he gained considerable experience of the coast of Africa, and took part in the expedition of Dr WB Baikie up the Niger. On 21 April 1863 he was appointed administrator of the government of Lagos Colony, and in that capacity, or as colonial secretary, he remained there till 1872. ==Establishing the forerunner of the Nigerian Army and Police == Glover (then a Lieutenant) formed the nucleus of present day Nigeria's Army and Police with 10 Hausa runaway slaves on June 1, 1863. The group was known as Glover's Hausas or 'Glover's Forty Thieves'.
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