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Samuel Herbert Wilson

Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Herbert Wilson GCMG KCB KBE (31 October 1873 – 5 August 1950) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Trinidad and Tobago between 1921 and 1924. He did much to popularise football, offering a Wilson Cup for football.[1]

Wilson was born in Dublin in 1873, the son of Dr. James Wilson. After attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he entered the Royal Engineers in 1893. He married Marie Ada Garbarino Gervers, daughter of Francis Theodore Gervers. His sister-in-law Theodora Chevalier Gervers CBE married Sir Albert Hastings Markham.[2][3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Samuel Herbert Wilson
Notes
Granted by Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, 16th March 1937.
Crest
A demi-lion rampant Gules charged with a fleur-de-lus Or.
Escutcheon
Argent a chevron between three mullets Gules on a canton Pean a buck's head couped Proper charged with three bendlets Or.
Motto
Semper Vigilans[4]

References

  1. ^ Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.
  2. ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2950.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Sir Samuel Wilson". The Times. 7 August 1950. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. P". National Library of Ireland. p. 119. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
1922–1924 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Jamaica
1924–1925 		Succeeded by
Sir Herbert Bryan, acting
Preceded by Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
1925–1933 		Succeeded by


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Herbert_Wilson