Lieutenant colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG CB FRGS (11 October 1851 – 21 April 1922) was a British colonial administrator and governor of Kenya and the Windward Islands.
James Hayes Sadler | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the British East Africa Protectorate | |
| In office 1905–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Donald Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Sir Percy Girouard |
| Governor of the Windward Islands | |
| In office 1909–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Ralph Champneys Williams |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Haddon-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1851 London, England |
| Died | 21 April 1922 (aged 70) |
| Parent |
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| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Early life and education
editSadler was born to Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler and Sophia-Jane Sadler (née Taylor) on 11 October 1851 in London, England.[1] In 1875, he married Rita Annie Smith (1856–1918), and had three sons.[2]
Career
editHe rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Indian Army, with which he saw active service.
In 1893 and again from 1893–94, he was Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the Trucial States). In 1898 he was appointed Consul-General of the British Protectorate on the Somali Coast.[3] In 1902 he left what is now Somaliland to become Commissioner in Uganda, a position he held until 1907.[4]
On 12 December 1905, Sadler was appointed the first governor of the British East African Protectorate, succeeding commissioner Donald William Stewart who died in office on 1 October 1905.[5] In 1909 he was transferred to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands and their Dependencies, a post he filled until 1914.[6]
Honours and awards
editAfter nomination by his father, he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in December 1901,[7] eventually resigning in 1921.[2] He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours, and appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) in 1907.[2][8]
References
edit- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1863). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Harrison. p. 1315.
- ^ a b c Rich, Paul J. (16 August 2009). Creating the Arabian Gulf: The British Raj and the Invasions of the Gulf. Lexington Books. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-0-7391-4158-8.
- ^ "No. 11028". The Edinburgh Gazette. 4 October 1898. p. 965.
- ^ "No. 11380". The Edinburgh Gazette. 7 February 1902. p. 113.
- ^ Mungazi, Dickson A. (1999). The Last British Liberals in Africa: Michael Blundell and Garfield Todd. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 9, 143. ISBN 978-0-275-96283-8.
- ^ "No. 12151". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 June 1909. p. 646.
- ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36635. London. 11 December 1901. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 11985". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 November 1907. p. 1192.