Sir Charles Campbell Woolley GBE

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MC (1893 – 20 August 1981) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Cyprus from 1941 to 1946 and Governor of British Guiana from 1947 to 1953.

Biography

The third son of Henry Woolley, Charles Woolley was educated at

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. During the

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, he served in the

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, held various staff appointments and saw active service in France, Salonika, Constantinople, and the Caucasus. He was

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and received the

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. Leaving the Army in 1920 with the rank of captain, he joined the

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in 1921, serving there until 1935, when he went to Jamaica as Secretary to the Governor and Colonial Secretary. In 1938, he went to Nigeria as Chief Secretary, before being appointed Governor of Cyprus in 1941, holding the post until 1946. From 1947 to 1953, he was Governor of British Guiana. After retiring in January 1953, Woolley served as president of the International Society for the Protection of Animals (now part of

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) from 1969 to 1971 and president of the Southern Counties Orchestral Society.

Family

Woolley married in 1921 Ivy Howells (died 1974), daughter of David Howells, of Cwmbarry, Barry, Glamorgan; they had two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolley, Charles 1893 births 1981 deaths Governors of British Cyprus Governors of British Guiana Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Recipients of the Military Cross