Samuel Herbert Wilson Explained

Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson (31 October 1873 – 5 August 1950) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1921 and 1924. He did much to popularise football, offering a Wilson Cup for football.^[1]

Wilson was born in Dublin in 1873, the son of Dr. James Wilson. After attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he entered the Royal Engineers in 1893. He married Marie Ada Garbarino Gervers, daughter of Francis Theodore Gervers. His sister-in-law Theodora Chevalier Gervers married Sir Albert Hastings Markham.^{[2] [3]}

Arms

Escutcheon:	Argent a chevron between three mullets Gules on a canton Pean a buck's head couped Proper charged with three bendlets Or.
Crest:	A demi-lion rampant Gules charged with a fleur-de-lus Or.
Motto:	Semper Vigilans^[4]
Notes:	Granted by Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, 16th March 1937.

External links

• Wilson, Brig.-Gen. Sir Samuel Herbert . 262 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Anthony, Michael . Michael Anthony (author) . Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago . Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London . 2001 . 0-8108-3173-2.
2. Book: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry . Burke, Sir Bernard . Bernard Burke . 97th . 1939 . 2950 . Burke .
3. News: Obituary: Sir Samuel Wilson . . 7 August 1950. 6 .
4. Web site: Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. P . National Library of Ireland . 1 December 2024 . 119.