Philip Euen Mitchell
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Sir Philip Euen Mitchell G.C.M.G. |
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Sir Philip Euen Mitchell in Kenya, talking to tribal chiefs in 1952
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| 7th Governor of Uganda | |
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In office 1935–1940 |
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| Monarch |
George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | Bernard Henry Bourdillon |
| Succeeded by | Charles Dundas |
| 16th Governor of Fiji | |
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In office 21 July 1942 – December 1944 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Harry Luke |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Grantham |
| 18th Governor of Kenya | |
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In office 11 December 1944 – 21 June 1952 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| Succeeded by | Sir Evelyn Baring |
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1 May 1890 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 11 October 1964 (aged 74) Gibraltar |
| Citizenship | British |
| Spouse(s) | Margery Tyrwhitt-Drake |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Sir Philip Euen Mitchell (1 May 1890 – 11 October 1964) was a British Colonial administrator who served as Governor of Uganda (1935–1940), Governor of Fiji (1942–1944) and Governor of Kenya (1944–1952).
Philip Euen Mitchell was born on 1 May 1890 in London to a Scottish family. His father, Captain Hugh Mitchell (1849–1937) had served in the Royal Engineers, and after retiring had studied law at the Inner Temple and had become a barrister. His father had played for the Royal Engineers team in the 1872 FA Cup Final. His mother, Mary Catherine née Creswell, died when he was two years old, and his father moved to Gibraltar where he built up his legal practice, living at Campamento in Spain. Philip was educated by a French tutor, becoming equally fluent in English, French and Spanish. He won a scholarship to St Paul's School, London.
From St Paul's, he won a classical scholarship at Trinity College, Oxford. While at university he was a friend of Joyce Cary. His behaviour was often wild, risking encounters with the police or the university proctors. He was physically strong and good at most games, particularly golf. He dropped out of University after two years and after losing his scholarship could not afford to return.
Mitchell joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1913. He was sent to Zomba District in Nyasaland as an assistant resident. While there he learned the Nyanja language, with some difficulty since it is a Bantu language completely unrelated to European languages. He served in the King's African Rifles during World War I (1914–1918). During this period he became completely fluent in the Swahili language. In 1922 he was promoted to District Commissioner at Tanga, a seaport on the coast of Tanganyika near the Kenyan border. In 1925, while on leave in South Africa, he married Margery Tyrwhitt-Drake.
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