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Sir George Goldie | |
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President of the Royal Geographical Society | |
In office 22 May 1905 – 25 May 1908 | |
Preceded by | Sir Clements Markham |
Succeeded by | Leonard Darwin |
Governor of the Royal Niger Company | |
In office 10 July 1886 – 31 December 1899 | |
Personal details | |
Born | George Taubman Goldie 20 May 1846 Douglas, Isle of Man |
Died | 25 August 1925 London, Middlesex, England | (aged 79)
Resting place | Brompton Cemetery |
Spouse |
Matilda Catherine Elliott
(m. 1870; died 1898) |
Children | Alice Goldie-Taubman Valentine Francis Goldie-Taubman |
Awards | Livingstone Medal (1906) |
Sir George Dashwood Taubman Goldie KCMG FRS (20 May 1846 – 20 August 1925) was a Manx administrator who played a major role in the founding of Nigeria.[1] In many ways, his role was similar to that of Cecil Rhodes elsewhere in Africa but he did not seek publicity.