Stewart Symes

Sir Stewart Symes
Stewart Symes by Bassano. 12 July 1938
Resident at Aden
In office
1928–1931
Preceded byJohn Henry Keith Stewart
Succeeded byBernard Rawdon Reilly
Governor of Tanganyika
In office
1931–1934
Preceded byDonald Charles Cameron
Succeeded byHarold MacMichael
Governor-General of Sudan
In office
10 January 1934 – 19 October 1940
Preceded byJohn Maffey
Succeeded byHubert Huddleston
Personal details
Born29 July 1882
Wateringbury, Kent
Died5 December 1962(1962-12-05) (aged 80)[1]
Folkestone, Kent
Military service
RankLieutenant Colonel

Sir George Stewart Symes, GBE, KCMG, DSO (29 July 1882 – 5 December 1962) was a British Army officer and colonial governor.[2]

  1. ^ "R Stewart Symes: Critical Time in the Sudan". The Times. 7 December 1962. p. 15.
  2. ^ Robertson. J.W. (September 2004). "Symes, Sir (George) Stewart (1882–1962)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 February 2009.