Lady Lugard | |
|---|---|
 Lord and Lady Lugard. | |
| Spouse of the Governor of Hong Kong | |
| In office 29 July 1907 – 16 March 1912 | |
| Governor | Sir Frederick Lugard |
| Preceded by | Edith Blake |
| Succeeded by | Helena May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Flora Louise Shaw 19 December 1852 Woolwich, England |
| Died | 25 January 1929 (aged 76) Surrey, England |
| Spouse | |
| Occupation | Journalist, novelist |
Dame Flora Louise Shaw, Lady Lugard DBE (born 19 December 1852 – 25 January 1929), was a British journalist and writer.[1] She is credited with having coined the name Nigeria.[2]
- ^ Helly, Dorothy O.; Callaway, Helen (2004). Lugard, Dame Flora Louise, Lady Lugard (1852–1929) (May 2006 ed.). Oxford: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Omoruyi, Omo (2002). "The origin of Nigeria: God of justice not associated with an unjust political order". ReworkNigeria.