Theodore Samuel Adams
Theodore Samuel Adams | |
|---|---|
 Adams in July 1948 | |
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1961 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colonial civil servant |
Sir Theodore Samuel Adams (1885-1961) was a British colonial civil servant.[1]
Adams graduated from All Souls College, University of Oxford and entered the British colonial civil service. His first post was as a cadet in the Federated Malay States in 1908. He then had a succession of more senior appointments in Malaya before becoming Chief Commissioner of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria from 1937.[1]
Adams played a part in the Selangor succession dispute.
References[]
- ^ a b The International Who's Who 1943-44. 8th edition. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1943, p. 5.
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- 1885 births
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