About Harold Ingrams
Lived 1897 – 1973 (aged 76). Harold Ingrams was a British author and politician.
William Harold Ingrams, (3 February 1897 – 9 December 1973) was a British colonial administrator who served in Zanzibar, Mauritius, Aden (1934-1945), the British occupation zone in Germany (1945-1947), and the Gold Coast. He is best known for his posting in Mukalla, together with his wife Doreen, where he oversaw the Hadhramaut region and brokered a truce between feuding tribes known as "Ingrams' Peace".
For their pioneer work in Southern Arabia Harold and Doreen Ingrams were awarded jointly the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (1940) and the Lawrence Memorial Medal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (1939) - the only time either organisation offered a joint award.
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British colonial official (1897-1973)
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Harold Ingrams was born on 3 February 1897.
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Harold Ingrams died on 9 December 1973.
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Harold Ingrams was an author and politician.
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