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Name: MORTIMER, Charles Edward CBE, Sir

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Photo Source: in waistcoat - Phyllida Cockell photo album

Nee: son of Joseph Mortimer

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1886 Shipley, Yorkshire

Death Date: 3 Sept 1974 Jindale, Queensland, Australia

First Date: 1912

Profession: Commissioner for Lands and Settlement in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally Clerk, Land Office 1917. Dep. Speaker and Chairman of Comms. Kenya Legco.. Retired 1954. Member for Health, Lands & Local Govt. in 1953. Secretariat

Area: Nairobi

Married: 1. In North Bierley, Yorks. 30 Dec 1914 Sarah Annie Oldfield b. 1886 Batesville, Texas, d. 13 May 1918 Mombasa, malaria; 2. In Knaresborough 1920 Winifred Theresa Christina Whitehouse b. 1890 King's Norton, d. 1973 (dau of A.E. Whitehouse)

Children: 1. Leonard Charles (31.8.1917 Nairobi); Kenneth (1916) 2. Derek Edward (25 May 1922 Nairobi-1950 Switzerland); Philip Arthur Joseph (1 Mar 1924 Nairobi-drowned in the sinking of the SS Ceramic, 7 Dec 1942)

Book Reference: Staff 39, Who's Who, Staff 53, Debrett, KAD, Red 25, Colonial, Who's Who 63, Dominion, Foster, Web, Gazette, Red 19, Red 31

School: Hartley's College, Manchester

General Information:

Debrett - formerly a nominated MLC, Kenya, Member for Health, Lands and Local Govt., and Commr. for Local Govt., Lands and Settlement  
KAD 1922 - Land Office Assistant, Dept. of Lands
Who's Who 63 - Land Dept. Clerk 1917-28; Lands Secretary 1938-45; Member for Health and Lands and Local Government 1946-50 and 1952-54; Member of Kenya Legco 1938-54; Companion of St. John and Chairman of Council for Kenya; President of YMCA.
Dominion - Lands Secretary, Local Government Lands & Settlement 1930
Foster - A Methodist
Web - President of Nairobi Rotary Club - 1942-43
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Charles Edward Mortimer - Civil Servant - Valley Road
Red Book 1919 - Land Dept - Clerk - C.E. Mortimer
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - Mrs Winifred Theresa Christian Mortimer, Valley Road
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936 Nairobi South - Charles Edward Mortimer, Civil Servant, Caledonian Rd., Nbi
UK Foreign and Overseas Registers for first wife's death

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