About Henry Steven Potter
Lived 1904 – 1976 (aged 72). Henry Steven Potter was a colonial administrator.
Sir Henry Steven Potter KCMG (7 March 1904 – 14 November 1976) was a British administrator who served as British Resident in Zanzibar between 1954 and 1959.
Biography Potter was educated at Shrewsbury School and Queens' College, Cambridge. On completion of his studies he joined the Colonial Service and served as a district officer in Kenya between 1926-44. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1956.
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Who was Henry Steven Potter?
colonial administrator (Governor of Kenya)
When was Henry Steven Potter born?
Henry Steven Potter was born on 7 March 1904.
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Henry Steven Potter died on 14 November 1976.
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Henry Steven Potter was a colonial administrator.
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