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The Right Honourable
Sir George Goldie
KCMG FRS
President of the Royal Geographical Society
In office
22 May 1905 – 25 May 1908 (1905-05-22 – 1908-05-25)
Preceded bySir Clements Markham
Succeeded byLeonard Darwin
Governor of the Royal Niger Company
In office
10 July 1886 – 31 December 1899 (1886-07-10 – 1899-12-31)
Personal details
Born
George Taubman Goldie

(1846-05-20)20 May 1846
Douglas, Isle of Man
Died25 August 1925(1925-08-25) (aged 79)
London, Middlesex, England
Resting placeBrompton Cemetery
Spouse
Matilda Catherine Elliott
(m. 1870; died 1898)
ChildrenAlice Goldie-Taubman
Valentine Francis Goldie-Taubman
AwardsLivingstone Medal (1906)

Sir George Dashwood Taubman Goldie KCMG FRS (20 May 1846 – 20 August 1925) was a Manx administrator who played a major role in the founding of Nigeria.[1] In many ways, his role was similar to that of Cecil Rhodes elsewhere in Africa but he did not seek publicity.

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911.

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