Sir Frederick Lugard
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The Right Honourable The Lord Lugard GCMG CB DSO PC |
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| Governor-General of Nigeria | |
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In office 1 January 1914 – 8 August 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hugh Clifford (as Governor) |
| Governor of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate | |
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In office September 1912 – 1 January 1914 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Charles Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Governor of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate | |
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In office September 1912 – 1 January 1914 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Walter Egerton |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 14th Governor of Hong Kong | |
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In office 29 July 1907 – 16 March 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Matthew Nathan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Francis Henry May |
| High Commissioner of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate | |
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In office 6 January 1900 – September 1906 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Wallace (acting) |
| Personal details | |
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22 January 1858 Madras, British India |
| Died | 11 April 1945 (aged 87) Dorking, Surrey, England, UK |
| Spouse(s) | Flora Shaw |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Profession | Soldier, explorer, colonial administrator |
Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard GCMG, CB, DSO, PC (22 January 1858 – 11 April 1945), known as Sir Frederick Lugard between 1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator. He was Governor of Hong Kong (1907–1912), the last Governor of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1912–1914), the first High Commissioner (1900–1906) and last Governor (1912–1914) of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the first Governor-General of Nigeria (1914–1919).
Lugard was born in Madras (now Chennai) in India, but was raised in Worcester, England. He was the son of the Rev'd Frederick Grueber Lugard, a British Army chaplain at Madras, and his third wife Mary Howard (1819–1865), the youngest daughter of Rev'd John Garton Howard (1786–1862), a younger son of landed gentry from Thorne and Melbourne near York. Lugard was educated at Rossall School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
The name 'Dealtry' was in honour of Thomas Dealtry, a friend of his father.
Lugard was commissioned into the 9th Foot (East Norfolk Regiment) in 1878, joining the second battalion in India and serving in the following campaigns:
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