James Wilson Robertson

Sir James Wilson Robertson KT GCMG GCVO KBE KStJ
2nd Governor-General of Nigeria
In office June 15, 1955 – November 16, 1960
Preceded by	Sir John Stuart Macpherson
Succeeded by	Nnamdi Azikiwe
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Born	27 October 1899
Died	23 September 1983 (age 83)

Sir James Wilson Robertson KT GCMG GCVO KBE KStJ (27 October 1899 – 23 September 1983) was the last British Governor-General of Nigeria.

He was educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and Balliol College, Oxford. After Oxford he joined the Sudan Political Service from 1922 to 1953, serving appointments in Blue Nile, White Nile, Fung and Kordofan provinces and was the Civil Secretary from 1945 to 1953. He was then sent to British Guiana in January 1954 by Oliver Lyttelton, the then Secretary of State for the Colonies to write the Robertson Commission Report to investigate the current crisis in the country due to the election of the People's Progressive Party, who were seen as too friendly with communist organisations which had led to the suspension of the constitution.

He was then sent to Nigeria as a result of his good work. He was Governor-General of Nigeria from 15 June 1955 to 16 November 1960 (representing Queen Elizabeth as Head of State from 1 October 1960 to 16 November 1960).

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