Sir George Chardin Denton | |
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Governor of the Gambia | |
In office 11 January 1901 – 21 December 1911 | |
Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII George V |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Henry Galway |
Administrator of the Gambia | |
In office November 1900 – 11 January 1901 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Robert Baxter Llewelyn |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Governor) |
Lieutenant Governor of Lagos (Acting) | |
In office 1889–1890 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Cornelius Alfred Moloney |
Succeeded by | Gilbert Thomas Carter |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 June 1851 Stour Provost, Dorset, England |
Died | 9 January 1928 Chigwell Row, Essex, England | (aged 76)
Resting place | St Clement's churchyard, Oxford, England |
Education | Rugby School |
Military service | |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1869–1880 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 57th Regiment |
Sir George Chardin Denton KCMG FRGS FZS (22 June 1851 – 9 January 1928) was a British colonial administrator and former military officer who served as the Administrator, and later Governor, of the Gambia from 1900 to 1911.