Robert Perceval Armitage
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Sir Robert Perceval Armitage KCMG |
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Sir Robert Armitage KCMG
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| Governor of Cyprus | |
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In office 1954 – 25 September 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Barkworth Wright |
| Succeeded by | John Alan Francis Harding |
| Governor of Nyasaland | |
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In office 10 April 1956 – 10 April 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby |
| Succeeded by | Glyn Smallwood Jones |
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| Born | 21 December 1906 |
| Died | 6 July 1990 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
Sir Robert Perceval Armitage KCMG (21 December 1906 – 6 July 1990) was a British colonial administrator who held senior positions in Kenya and the Gold Coast, and was Governor of Cyprus and then Nyasaland during the period when the former British colonies were gaining independence.
Armitage was born on 21 December 1906 in Nungambakkam, Madras, the first child of Frank and Muriel Armitage. His father was commissioner of police in Madras city. At the age of ten he was sent to Highfield School at Liphook, Hampshire, where he was captain of the cricket team in his final year. From 1920 to 1925 he attended Winchester College. He became a district and secretariat officer in Kenya.
Armitage married Gwladys Lyona Meyler (b. 2 May 1906, Natal) on 18 February 1930 in Highlands Cathedral, Nairobi, Kenya. Their children were Robert Jeremy, born on 16 June 1932 in Poole, Dorset, England and Richard Hugh Lyon, born on 30 May 1937 in Canford Cliffs, Dorset, England.
In July 1948, Armitage was financial secretary of the Gold Coast. After the governor had said he was willing to consider the creation of an agricultural bank, Armitage said his government was "deeply committed in principle" to taking action and "would find it difficult to retreat". In 1949, Armitage was chairman of a committee to consider establishing a national bank. He tried to dampen nationalist demands by ruling out the idea of a Reserve Bank, but did not succeed.
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