About Edward Arthur Carr
Lived 1903 – 1966 (aged 63). Edward Arthur Carr was a Nigerian politician.
Edward Arthur Carr (7 April 1903 – 5 June 1966) was the Administrator of the Colony of Nigeria from 1947 until his retirement in 1954.
Carr was born on 7 April 1903, the son of Edward Crossley Carr and Lizzie Emila Biggs.
He attended Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton and Christ's College, Cambridge.
Carr lived in Sandy, Bedfordshire; he died on 5 June 1966.
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Who was Edward Arthur Carr?
British colonial administrative officer in Nigeria
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Edward Arthur Carr was born on 7 April 1903.
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Edward Arthur Carr died on 5 June 1966.
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Edward Arthur Carr was a politician.
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Edward Arthur Carr was Nigerian.
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