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Walter Egerton

1858–1947 · 20th century · Also known as Sir Walter Egerton

Sir Walter Egerton was a British colonial administrator. Governor of Lagos from 1904, he became governor of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria when the two were merged in 1906, with Lagos as capital, and promoted railway and harbour building. He was later governor of British Guiana from 1912 to 1917.

Walter Egerton
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Protectorate of Southern Nigeria

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