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1938 Kenyan General Election
General elections were held in Kenya Colony between 26 March and 2 April 1938.''Kenya Gazette'', 7 March 1938 Three of the eleven white seats in the Legislative Council were uncontested,"Kenya Elections No Differences On General Policy", ''The Times'', 4 April 1938, p12, Issue 47960 whilst all Indian seats were contested, and saw more businessmen were elected than politicians. Lady Sidney Farrar became the country's first female Legislative Council member after defeating Conway Harvey in the Nyanza constituency by two votes."News in Brief", ''The Times'', 29 March 1938, p15, Issue 47955 Results References {{Kenyan elections 1938 elections in Africa 1938 in Kenya 1938 Legislative Council of Kenya 1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ... March 1938 events Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya Colony
The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa. It was established when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1920. Technically, the "Colony of Kenya" referred to the interior lands, while a 16 km (10 mi) coastal strip, nominally on lease from the Sultan of Zanzibar, was the "Protectorate of Kenya", but the two were controlled as a single administrative unit. The colony came to an end in 1963 when an ethnic Kenyan majority government was elected for the first time and eventually declared independence as the Republic of Kenya. History The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya was established on 23 July 1920 when the territories of the former East Africa Protectorate (except those parts of that Protectorate over which His Majesty the Sultan of Zanzibar had sovereignty) were annexed by the UK. The Kenya Protectorate was established on 29 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas O'Shea (Kenyan Politician)
Thomas O'Shea may refer to: * Thomas E. O'Shea (1895–1918), United States Army corporal and Medal of Honor recipient * Thomas O'Shea (bishop) Thomas O'Shea Society of Mary (Marists), SM (13 March 1870 – 9 May 1954) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. Notes References * Ernest R ... (1870–1954), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington * Thomas H. O'Shea (1898–1962), Irish revolutionary {{hndis, Oshea, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex De Souza (Kenyan Politician)
Alexsandro de Souza (born 14 September 1977), commonly known as Alex, is a Brazilian football manager, pundit and retired footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of Avaí. Alex is a former captain of the Brazil national team and Turkish club Fenerbahçe; throughout his career, he also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil, and Parma in the Italian Serie A. Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a Brazilian football club from the state of Paraná, where he stayed from 1995 to 1997, when he was sold to Palmeiras, from São Paulo. When he was playing for Palmeiras where he became a national star, in Brazil. He conquered for the Estádio Palestra Itália club a Copa Libertadores title, in 1999, a Rio-São Paulo cup title in 2000 and a Copa do Brasil title and a Copa Mercosur title in 1998. He left Palmeiras and signed with Flamengo, of Rio de Janeiro in 2000. In 2000, he returned to Palmeiras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isher Dass
Isher Dass (1900 – 6 November 1942) was an Indian born member of the Legislative Council of Kenya between 1933 and his death in 1942. He was the first member of the Legislative Council to be assassinated. Early life Dass was born in the Punjab, British India, to a Hindu Punjabi family. He enlisted in the British Indian Army at a young age, and served in France, Egypt and Mesopotamia.Zarina Patel, Challenge to Colonialism: The Struggle of Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee for Equal Rights in Kenya, Publishers Distribution Services, 1997 Kenya In 1927 he met Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee in London and was hired by him to sell radios in Kenya.Sana Aiyar, Indians in Kenya, Harvard University Press, 6 Apr 2015 The venture proved unsuccessful however Dass was soon made Jeevanjee's private secretary and then secretary of the Kenya Indian Congress. He made his first speech in December 1927 at a public meeting in Nairobi, and being a professed Marxist he represented a new breed of Indian politicians i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shams-ud-Deen
Mohamed Ismail Shams-ud-Deen (1879 - 27 December 1948) was an Indian born member of the Legislative Council of Kenya between 1922 and 1946. Early life Shams-ud-Deen was born to a Muslim Kashmiri family in the Punjab province of British India.Robert G. Gregory, India and East Africa: a history of race relations within the British Empire, 1890-1939, Clarendon Press, 1971 He moved to the East Africa Protectorate as an employee of the Uganda Railway in 1896. Political career During the First World War he joined the East African Indian National Congress.Robert G. Gregory, India and East Africa: a history of race relations within the British Empire, 1890-1939, Clarendon Press, 1971 In 1919 he led a delegation to India to present a case to Indian nationalists for the colonisation of East Africa, citing that it was in conformity with the laws of equity, justice and British citizenship.Sana Aiyar, Indians in Kenya, Harvard University Press, 2015 His delegation was undermined by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shaw (Kenyan Politician)
Robert Shaw may refer to: Academia and science * Robert Shaw (physicist) (born 1946), American physicist * Robert Sidey Shaw (1871–1953), president of the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, 1928–1941 Arts and literature * Robert Gottschall (1915–2005), American actor also known as Bob Shaw and Robert Shaw * Robert Shaw (actor) (1927–1978), English actor * Rob Shaw (filmmaker), American animator, and director of music videos, commercials, and short films * Robert J. Shaw (1917–1996), American television writer * Bob Shaw (1931–1996), Irish science fiction writer * Robert Shaw (poet) (born 1933), British poet, jazz musician, and pioneer of poetry-and-jazz fusion * Robert Shaw (blues musician) (1908–1985), American blues and boogie-woogie pianist * Robert Shaw (conductor) (1916–1999), American conductor * Bob Shaw (production designer), American production designer Business * Robert Gould Shaw II (1872–1930), wealthy Massachusetts lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Hoey
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Ghersie
Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series), an American situation comedy * ''Stanley'' (2001 TV series), an American animated series Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Stanley'' (play), by Pam Gems, 1996 * Stanley Award, an Australian Cartoonists' Association award * '' Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'', a video game * Stanley (Cars), a character in ''Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales'' * ''The Stanley Parable'', a 2011 video game developed by Galactic Cafe, and its titular character, Stanley Businesses and organisations * Stanley, Inc., American information technology company * Stanley Aviation, American aerospace company * Stanley Black & Decker, formerly The Stanley Works, American hardware manufacturer ** Stanley knife, a utility knife * Stanley bottle, a brand o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kirkwood (Kenyan Politician)
James Kirkwood may refer to: *James Kirkwood (Church of Scotland) (1650–1709), promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy *James P. Kirkwood (1807–1877), American civil engineer * James Kirkwood Sr. (1875–1963), American actor and film director *James Kirkwood Jr. (1924–1989), American playwright and author *Jimmy Kirkwood (field hockey) (born 1962), field hockey player from Northern Ireland *James Kirkwood (grammarian) (fl. 1698), Scottish grammarian *James Kirkwood (sport shooter) James Kirkwood (24 November 1930 – 4 November 1970) was an Australian sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shootin ... (born 1930), Australian Olympic shooter * James Kirkwood (politician) (1845–1933), politician in Ontario, Canada {{hndis, Kirkwood, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans Nzoia
Trans-Nzoia County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon, 380 km northwest of Nairobi. At its centre is the town of Kitale which is the capital and largest town. The county borders Bungoma to the west, Uasin Gishu and Kakamega to the south, Elgeyo-Marakwet to the east, West Pokot to the north and the republic of Uganda to the Northwest. Trans Nzoia covers an area of 2495.5 square kilometres. Historically the area has been inhabited by the sabaot people. After independence many of the farms vacated by white settlers were bought by individuals from other ethnic groups in Kenya. Kitale, its capital town, is now majorly luhya with inhabits from other tribes in Kenya occupying almost less than 1% of the population. The county is largely agricultural with both large scale and small scale wheat, maize and dairy farming. The county is referred to as the basket of Kenya for its role in food production in the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Scott (Kenyan Politician)
Francis Scott may refer to: * Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch (1626–1651), Scottish nobleman * Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch (1694–1751), Scottish nobleman * Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1721–1750), Scottish nobleman * F. R. Scott (1899–1985), Canadian poet, constitutional expert and intellectual * Francis Scott (British politician) (1806–1884), British politician * Francis George Scott Francis George Scott (25 January 1880 – 6 November 1958) was a Scottish composer often associated with the Scottish Renaissance. Born at 6 Oliver Crescent, Hawick, Roxburghshire, he was the son of a supplier of mill-engineering parts. Educated ... (1880–1958), Scottish composer * Francis Cunningham Scott (1834–1902), British Army officer * Sir Francis Scott, 3rd Baronet (1824–1863), English landowner See also * Frank Scott (other) {{human name disambiguation, name=Scott, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
