Sir Lawrence Aubrey Wallace (2 February 1857 - 26 February 1942) was a British colonial administrator. He was administrator of

North-Eastern Rhodesia North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900.North-Eastern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1900 The protectorate was administered under charter by the British South Africa Company. It was one of what were ...

from April 1907 to January 1909, administrator of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia from January 1909 to August 1911, and administrator of Northern Rhodesia from August 1911 until March 1921.Lewis H. Gann, ''The birth of a plural society: the development of Northern Rhodesia under the British South Africa Company, 1894-1914'', Manchester University Press ND, 1961, p. 211 He made an exploratory journey round Lake Tanganyika in August 1897, for which he received the

Back Award The Back Award, also referred to as the Back Grant, was first given by the Royal Geographical Society in 1882 for "applied or scientific geographical studies which make an outstanding contribution to the development of national or international pub ...

of the Royal Geographical Society in 1912. He died on 26 February 1942 in Le Mans due to natural causes. He's buried in the Grand Cimetière, Le Mans.

Works

* 'The Beginnings of Native Administration in Northern Rhodesia', '' Journal of the African Society'', 16 (1922), pp. 165–176 * 'Rhodesia', in ''The dominions and dependencies of the Empire''. Vol. I of Hugh Gunn, ed., '' The British Empire: A survey'', Collins, 1924 * 'Northern Rhodesia and the last phase of the war in Africa'. In vol. 4 (1926) of Charles Prestwood Lucas, ed., ''The Empire at War'', Oxford University Press, 1921–26.

References

History of Zambia 1857 births 1942 deaths British colonial governors and administrators in Africa Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Northern Rhodesia people {{UK-gov-bio-stub