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Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Porter, John - Qureshi

MSS. Afr. s. 2365/59

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Title

Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Porter, John - Qureshi

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MSS. Afr. s. 2365/59

Summary

Name: Porter, John Lawrenson; Occupation: Asst. Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Porter, R. V. H.; Occupation: Asst. Conservator of Forests; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Porter, William Alfred; Occupation: Dir., Hogarth's Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Portlock, Eric ; Occupation: Dir., Dwa Plantations Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Portsmouth, Gerald Vernon Wallop; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; USA

Name: Posnett, R. N.; Occupation: Asst. District Officer; Date of Birth: 1919; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; India

Name: Posselt, Cyril William; Occupation: S/Ldr.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Postlethwaite, John Rutherfoord Parkin; Occupation: Divisional Food Officer; Date of Birth: 1883; Address at time of submitting biographical data: China; Uganda

Name: Potgieter, C. J.; Occupation: c/o Penal Dept.; Date of Birth: 1912; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Pott, Gideon Elliot; Occupation: c/o High Commission Territories; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Potter, A. R.; Occupation: Chief Accountant; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Potter, Barnett; Occupation: Editor, African Market; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Potter, Edward John; Occupation: Asst. Superintendent; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Kenya

Name: Potter, Henry Steven; Occupation: c/o Secretariat; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Uganda

Name: Potter, Ronald Philip; Occupation: Sec., United Africa; Date of Birth: 1921; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Potter, Sydney Mackenzie Barnett; Occupation: Asst. Editor, Miner; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London

Name: Pottinger, John Ashton; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pottinger, Kenneth Hawthorne; Occupation: Labour Liaison Officer; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Potts, Charles William Kennerley; Occupation: Welfare Officer; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Potts, William Herbert; Occupation: Chief Entomologist; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Potts, William Trumperant; Occupation: Chair., Fort Victoria Gymkhana Club ; Date of Birth: 1884; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Fort Victoria

Name: Poulton, Wilfred Frank; Occupation: Veterinary Officer; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Powell, Bernard Stuart; Occupation: Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1916; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Powell, Christopher; Occupation: London Correspondent; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: London

Name: Powell, D. J.; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Powell, David; Occupation: Sales Ex.; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Powell, David; Occupation: Dir., Booker Bros.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Powell, Edna Grace; Occupation: Anaesthetist; Date of Birth: 1916; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Powell, Francis David Claude; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Powell, Geoffrey Samuel; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Powell, George Maurice Caleb; Occupation: Senior Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Powell, John Buckworth Martin; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Powell, Roger Frederick; Occupation: Consulting Metallurgist; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Powell, Willoughby Eric; Occupation: Ear, Nose, Throat Surgeon; Date of Birth: 1917; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Powell - Cotton, Christopher; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1918; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Powell - Jackson, Donald; Occupation: c/o P. W. D.; Date of Birth: 1916; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Power, A. J.; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Power, Patrick Joseph; Occupation: Mgr., Rhodesian Printing; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Powles, Stephen Howard; Occupation: Dir., E. A. Standard; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pownall, William Ernest; Occupation: Chief Clerk; Date of Birth: 1889; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Powrie, Donald; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Powys, Norman Skelton; Occupation: Medical Missionary; Date of Birth: 1918; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Powys - Jones, Lionel; Occupation: Sec., Native Affairs; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Poynton, Arthur Hilton; Occupation: Under - Sec. Of State; Date of Birth: 1905; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sierra Leone

Name: Poyser, Edith May Westwood; Occupation: ?; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Prain, Ronald Lindsay; Occupation: Dir., Seltrust Investments Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia; Canada; USA

Name: Prangley, A. H.; Occupation: Foreman, Public Works; Date of Birth: 1883; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pratt, Arthur Mackenzie; Occupation: Coffee Officer; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pratt, Ernest Percival; Occupation: Medical Service; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Pratt, Ernest Reginald; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pratt, Ethel Mary; Occupation: Matron; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Pratt, Francis Gerald; Occupation: Home Guard; Date of Birth: 1882; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nigeria; Uganda; Tanganyika

Name: Pratt, T. J.; Occupation: Quantity Surveyor; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Pratt, W. D. C.; Occupation: Police Inspector; Date of Birth: 1925; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Prentice, Alec Nicholls; Occupation: I/c Crop Husbandry Section; Date of Birth: 1904; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Prentice, Alan Sharp; Occupation: Dir., Tanganyika Railways Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; Burma

Name: Prentice, J. W.; Occupation: Lt. - Col.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Prentice, William; Occupation: Mem., Nakuru District Council; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Prescott, Anthony Ernest Cromwell; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Nigeria

Name: Prescott, Frederick Gordon; Occupation: Education Officer; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Prescott, H. W.; Occupation: Dir., Rhodesian Cables Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Preston, Philip Geoffrey; Occupation: Gynaecologist; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Preston, Richard Martin Peter; Occupation: Chair., Minerals Separatia Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1884; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Africa

Name: Preston, Terence Ronald Larkin; Occupation: Freeman City of London; Date of Birth: 1912; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Preston, Thomas; Occupation: Capt.; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Preston, Thomas Edward; Occupation: Principal Officer; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Pretorius, Johannes Loduvicus; Occupation: Educational Sec.; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Pretorius, Pauline Versfield; Occupation: I/c Hospital Mkhoma; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Pretty, W. J.; Occupation: c/o Kampala Club; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Price, Charles Rowland; Occupation: Dir., Motor Mart & Exchange Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Price, John Playfair; Occupation: H. M. Foreign Office; Date of Birth: 1905; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Price, Joseph Cambell; Occupation: Partner, Price & Matthews; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Price, Norman Stewart; Occupation: Provincial Commissioner; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia; Congo

Name: Price, R. K.; Occupation: Pres., Inst. Of S. R. Architects; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Price, Richard Unwin; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Price, Trevor; Occupation: c/o Toro Tea Co.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Prideaux, John Francis; Occupation: Dir., Arbuthnot, Latham & Co.; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Pridie, Eric Denholm; Occupation: Chief Medical Officer; Date of Birth: 1896; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan

Name: Priest, Cecil Dawes; Occupation: Capt.; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Priest, Hedley William; Occupation: Mayor of Livingstone; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia; Madagascar

Name: Priestman, Bertram; Occupation: Artist; Date of Birth: 1868; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Priestman, Harold Eddey; Occupation: Colonial Secretary; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Gambia; India; Nigeria

Name: Priestner, Arthur; Occupation: c/o Dept. of Agriculture; Date of Birth: 1918; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Pringle, Ronald Steuart; Occupation: Mgr., The Tanganyika Tea Co.; Date of Birth: 1905; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Tanganyika

Name: Pringle, William Conradi Watt; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: 1893; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Pringle - Wood, William Alfred; Occupation: Sec., The Salisbury Board of Executors; Date of Birth: 1914; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia; S. Africa

Name: Prior, Charles Geoffrey; Occupation: c/o Lloyds Bank; Date of Birth: 1896; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India; Bahrain

Name: Prior - Palmer, Otho Lelsie; Occupation: Brig.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: E. Africa

Name: Pritam, A.; Occupation: c/o Legislative Council; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pritchard, Harry Lionel; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: 1871; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Sudan; Malaya

Name: Pritchard, Neil; Occupation: Asst. Under Sec. Of State; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Rhodesia; Nyasaland

Name: Pritchard, William Edwin; Occupation: ?; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pritchard - Brown, George; Occupation: Capt.; Date of Birth: 1885; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pritchard - Davies, Anthony Raymond Southwell; Occupation: Mgr.,Tufmac; Date of Birth: 1920; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Burma; Uganda

Name: Pritchett, Hugh Edward Seymor; Occupation: Farmer; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Pritchett, Norman Anthony; Occupation: Air - Commodore; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Probyn, Harold Melsome; Occupation: Air - Commodore; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; Egypt

Name: Probyn, Thomas B.; Occupation: Auditor, Colonial Service; Date of Birth: 1880; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Procter, Arthur Francis; Occupation: Dir., Alldays & Onions Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Africa; Iceland

Name: Procter, I.; Occupation: Asst. Electrical Engineer; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Proctor, Arthur Edward; Occupation: c/o Standard Bank; Date of Birth: 1891; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Proctor, Charles Edward; Occupation: c/o Proctor's Garage; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Prokoph, M.; Occupation: Reverend; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Prophet, William Ramsay; Occupation: Partner; Prophet & Co.; Date of Birth: 1895; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; India

Name: Pryor, Thomas; Occupation: Mining Engineer; Date of Birth: 1886; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Spain; India; S. Africa

Name: Pugh, Arthur; Occupation: C. B. E.; Date of Birth: 1870; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Pugh, Ifor Wyn; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Pugh, W. R. B.; Occupation: c/o Police Dept.; Date of Birth: 1907; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pulfrey, William; Occupation: Chief Geologist; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pullar, Arthur James Gibson; Occupation: Ophthalmic surgeon; Date of Birth: 1915; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Pullon, Ivor Bertram; Occupation: Veterinary Officer; Date of Birth: 1918; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika; N. Rhodesia

Name: Punter, William Robert; Occupation: Mgr., Howse & McGeorge Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Purcell, John Francis Browlee; Occupation: District Officer; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Swaziland

Name: Purchase, Harvey Spurgeon; Occupation: Mgr., Cooper and Nephews Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya; N. Rhodesia

Name: Puri, Devi Dass; Occupation: Pres., E. African Indian Nat. Congress; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Purseglove, John William; Occupation: Dir., Botanical Garden; Date of Birth: 1912; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda; Singapore

Name: Purssell, Frederick John; Occupation: Dir., Magadi Soda; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Purt, G. E.; Occupation: Senior Sup., Public Works; Date of Birth: 1911; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Uganda

Name: Purves, D. C. L.; Occupation: Dir., Rift Valley Elector's Org.; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Purves, James McLennan; Occupation: c/o S. B. S. A.; Date of Birth: 1876; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nyasaland

Name: Purves, William Donald Campbell Laidlaw; Occupation: Sudan Govt. Official; Date of Birth: 1888; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Purvis, Alfred Walter; Occupation: c/o Secretariat; Date of Birth: 1909; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Purvis, J. T.; Occupation: Agric. Officer; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Putter, Hermanus Hendricus Maria; Occupation: Dir., Putter & Mann Ltd.; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: England

Name: Pye, A. C.; Occupation: Sec., Farmer's Union; Date of Birth: n. d.; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Pye, Gilbert William; Occupation: Headmaster; Date of Birth: 1897; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Pye - Smith, Geoffrey Henry Rutherford; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: India

Name: Pyke, Cyril John; Occupation: Head of Finance and Economics; Date of Birth: 1892; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Malaya

Name: Pyman, Sidney Desmond; Occupation: Agric. Asst.; Date of Birth: 1918; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Pywell, Desmond Lionel Rhodes; Occupation: Civil Servant; Date of Birth: 1915; Address at time of submitting biographical data: S. Rhodesia

Name: Quaife, Adrian Patrick; Occupation: Head of Survey Production Centre; Date of Birth: 1894; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Canada; USA; Tanganyika

Name: Quann, William Gordon; Occupation: Col. Customs Service; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Nigeria; Tanganyika; Kenya

Name: Quarme, A. Roger; Occupation: Dir., Bonstead & Clarke Ltd.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Quennell, Albert Mathieson; Occupation: Senior Geologist; Date of Birth: 1906; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Tanganyika

Name: Query, Leo Joseph; Occupation: Military Attaché; Date of Birth: 1902; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Ethiopia; USA

Name: Quick, Griffith; Occupation: Minister of Religion; Date of Birth: 1900; Address at time of submitting biographical data: E. Africa; Somalia; Ceylon

Name: Quick, R. A. W.; Occupation: Aeradio Operator; Date of Birth: 1916; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Quiggin, G. H. H.; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: 1908; Address at time of submitting biographical data: N. Rhodesia

Name: Quiggin, Patrick Valentine Monro; Occupation: c/o Agric. Dept.; Date of Birth: 1910; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Quigley, James Thomas Darlington; Occupation: Treasurer; Date of Birth: 1903; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Swaziland

Name: Quinlan, E. J.; Occupation: Major; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Quinn, Dennis; Occupation: B. S. A. P.; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: ?

Name: Quinn, W. J.; Occupation: c/o Naivasha District Council; Date of Birth: n. d. ; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Name: Qureshi, Allah Ditta; Occupation: Alderman; Date of Birth: 1898; Address at time of submitting biographical data: Kenya

Date

1949-1957 and n.d. [c.1947-1957]

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box

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Archive of Ferdinand Stephen Joelson (1893-1979), author, editor of East Africa and Rhodesia journal

Papers relating to the compilation of an 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson

Biographical entries for an unpublished 'East African and Rhodesian Who's Who' compiled by Ferdinand Stephen Joelson: Porter, John - Qureshi

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