British Army officer and colonial governor (1882–1962)
Lieutenant Colonel Sir
George Stewart Symes
GCB GCMG DSO
Stewart Symes by Bassano. 12 July 1938
Resident at Aden
In office 1928–1931
Preceded by
John Henry Keith Stewart
Succeeded by
Bernard Rawdon Reilly
Governor of Tanganyika
In office 1931–1934
Preceded by
Donald Charles Cameron
Succeeded by
Harold MacMichael
Governor-General of Sudan
In office 10 January 1934 – 19 October 1940
Preceded by
John Maffey
Succeeded by
Hubert Huddleston
Personal details
Born
29 July 1882 Wateringbury, Kent
Died
5 December 1962(1962-12-05) (aged 80)[1] Folkestone, Kent
Military service
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Sir George Stewart Symes, GBE, KCMG, DSO (29 July 1882 – 5 December 1962) was a British Army officer and colonial governor.[2]
^"R Stewart Symes: Critical Time in the Sudan". The Times. 7 December 1962. p. 15.
^Robertson. J.W. (September 2004). "Symes, Sir (George) Stewart (1882–1962)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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