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Name: SELDON, Arthur Arnold
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1889 Barnstaple
Death Date: 24 Mar 1969 Kencot, Surrey
First Date: 1917
Profession: Chief Native Commisioner's Office. 1922 Asst. District and Resident Commissioner, Nairobi
Area: Nairobi, 1925 Kacheliba via Kitale
Married: In Hawkshurst, Kent 27 Dec 1932 Evelyn Betty Ross b. 10 Sep 1905 Belfast, d. 21 July 1965 West Buckland, Somerset
Children: Gillian Margaret (Ormonde) (8 Oct 1933 Nairobi-7 Nov 2011 Markbeech, Kent)
Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Thurston, Red 22, Gazette, Dominion
War Service: KAR
School: Oriel Coll. Oxford
General Information:
Thurston - CO 533, 377/10 - 1928 - Consulate of Mega: appointment of Acting Consul A.A. Seldon
Gazette - 8/9/15 - appt. Asst. DC Kisumu
Dominion - District Officer - 1930
Gazette 28/1/1914 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Asst. Dist. Commissioner - 14/1/1914
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Arthur Arnold Seldon - Asst. District Commissioner - Mackenzie Road
Red 31 - N.A.D. Nairobi
1939 England and Wales Register living in Ottery St Mary with wife
Ancestry 19 Jun 1925 • Kitale, Rift Valley, Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be Acting Resident Commissioner, Kitale, with effect from the 19th June, 1925
21 Jul 1925 • West Suk District, Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be Acting District Commissioner, West Suk District, with effect from the 21st July, 1925
8 Dec 1925 • Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be a First Grade Administrative Officer, with effect from the 8th December, 1925
1 Jul 1928 • Southern Abyssinia, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul, Southern Abyssinia, with effect from 1st July, 1928
5 May 1930 • Nandi District, Nzoia Province, Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be District Commissioner, Nandi District, Nzoia Province, with effect from 5th May, 1930
21 Jul 1925 • West Suk District, Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be Acting District Commissioner, West Suk District, with effect from the 21st July, 1925
8 Dec 1925 • Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be a First Grade Administrative Officer, with effect from the 8th December, 1925
1 Jul 1928 • Southern Abyssinia, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul, Southern Abyssinia, with effect from 1st July, 1928
5 May 1930 • Nandi District, Nzoia Province, Kenya, Arthur Arnold Seldon, to be District Commissioner, Nandi District, Nzoia Province, with effect from 5th May, 1930