William Charles Fleming Robertson Explained

Sir William Charles Fleming Robertson (1867– 27 June 1937^[1]) was an acting governor of the Gold Coast in 1914, and a British colonial administrator, Governor of Barbados from 1925 to 1932.^[2]

Life

Robertson graduated B.A. at Trinity College, Dublin in 1889.^[3] He became inspector of schools in the Gold Coast in 1898.^[4] He took other posts there as his career developed.^[2] In 1914 he was acting governor of the Gold Coast.^[5]

In 1915 Robertson was transferred to Gibraltar, where he was Colonial Secretary; and he was moved in 1917 to Malta, serving to 1925 as Lieutenant Governor.^{[2] [6]} There he warned against a rise in the bread price in 1919, ahead of riots.^[7]

Robertson died in Gibraltar.^[8]

Family

Robertson married in 1909 Elizabeth Dora Whelan, daughter of the Rev. Ernest Whelan, of Kilbride, County Wicklow.^{[9] [10]} Robertson was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.^[11] Lady Robertson lived in a Hampton Court Palace apartment from 1947 to 1974.^[6] Their daughter Beatrice May (died 2010 at age 93) married J. A. G. Gribble of the Lancashire Fusiliers.^{[12] [13]}

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc0J-jZ7pOEC&q=Sir+William+Charles+Fleming+Robertson+1937 Profile of Sir William Charles Fleming Robertson
2. Book: Hill. Robert A.. Garvey. Marcus. The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. VII: November 1927-August 1940. 2 September 2017. 1991-05-21. University of California Press. 9780520072084. 275 note 45.
3. Web site: Calendar. May 1904. Internet Archive. University Press. 301. 2. 2 September 2017. Dublin.
4. Book: Office, Great Britain. Colonial. The Colonial Office List for ...: 1907. 1906. Harrison. 670.
5. Book: Strachan, Hew. The First World War in Africa. 2 September 2017. 2004-10-14. OUP Oxford. 9780199257287. 15.
6. https://hrpprodsa.blob.core.windows.net/hrp-prod-container/11058/graceandfavourhandbookhcp.pdf Grace & Favour: A handbook of who lived where in Hampton Court Palace 1750 to 1950 (PDF)
7. Book: Galizia, Paul Caruana. The Economy of Modern Malta: From the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century. 2 September 2017. 2016-12-20. Palgrave Macmillan US. 9781137565983. 93.
8. Book: The Crown Colonist. 1937. Crown Colonist. 409.
9. Book: Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. 1973. Kelly's Directories. 2430.
10. Book: Kelly's. Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. 1969. Kelly's Directories.. 1685.
11. News: 29 June 1937. Northern Whig.
12. Book: Chronicle. 1941. 235.
13. Web site: Gribble - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements. The Daily Telegraph. 2 September 2017.