Charles Rufus Marshall Workman
British colonial administrator
About Charles Rufus Marshall Workman
Lived 1874 – 1942 (aged 67–68).
Charles Rufus Marshall Workman, CBE (1874 – 28 June 1942) was a British colonial administrator. He was the first civilian administrator of Nauru after its conquest by Australian forces in 1914. He was acting Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands from 1917 to 1919 and Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands from 1919 to 1921. From 1921 until his retirement in 1931, he was Colonial Secretary of The Gambia.
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Who was Charles Rufus Marshall Workman?
British colonial administrator
When was Charles Rufus Marshall Workman born?
Charles Rufus Marshall Workman was born in 1874.
When did Charles Rufus Marshall Workman die?
Charles Rufus Marshall Workman died in 1942 in Lincolnshire.
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