Charles Rufus Marshall Workman
Charles Rufus Marshall Workman | |
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| Born | 1874 Dulwich, Surrey, England[citation needed] |
| Died | 28 June 1942 Grasby, Lincolnshire, England |
Charles Rufus Marshall Workman, CBE (1874 – 28 June 1942) was a British colonial administrator. He was the first civilian administrator of Nauru after its conquest by Australian forces in 1914. He was acting Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands from 1917 to 1919[citation needed] and Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands from 1919 to 1921. From 1921 until his retirement in 1931, he was Colonial Secretary of The Gambia.
References
[edit]- "Mr C. R. M. Workman", The Times, 4 July 1942, p. 6.
- https://www.solomonencyclopaedia.net/biogs/E000756b.htm