Spencer Davis
Governor of St Helena from 1932 to 1937
About Spencer Davis
Lived 1875 – 1950 (aged 74–75).
Sir Steuart Spencer Davis, CMG (1875 – 3 April 1950) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Saint Helena from 1932 to 1937.
Davis was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham. After being called to the English bar by Gray's Inn in 1905, Davis served in St Kitts, the Gold Coast, Tanganyika, and Palestine before becoming Governor of Saint Helena in 1932. As governor, he named Jonathan the tortoise, currently the oldest known living land animal.
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Who was Spencer Davis?
governor of St Helena from 1932 to 1937
When was Spencer Davis born?
Spencer Davis was born in 1875.
When did Spencer Davis die?
Spencer Davis died in 1950.
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· DBpedia: Spencer Davis (governor)
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