About Cyril Wool-Lewis
Lived 1906 – 1975 (aged 68–69). Cyril Wool-Lewis was a diplomat.
Cyril Eric Wool-Lewis (1906 – 1975) was a British Colonial administrator whose responsibilities included the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Wool-Lewis was educated at Cambridge University. He rowed in the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race in 1929.
From 1947 to 1952, Wool-Lewis was Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was awarded the O.B.E in the 1951 New Year Honours.
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Who was Cyril Wool-Lewis?
British Commissioner of the Turks and Caicos Islands
When was Cyril Wool-Lewis born?
Cyril Wool-Lewis was born in 1906.
When did Cyril Wool-Lewis die?
Cyril Wool-Lewis died in 1975.
What was Cyril Wool-Lewis's occupation?
Cyril Wool-Lewis was a diplomat.
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