Paul Shuffrey (1889–1955) was a British colonial administrator, editor and publisher.

Early life

Born in Ealing, London, in 1889, Paul Shuffrey was the son of

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, the leading architect and architectural designer. His mother was Martha Shuffrey, great granddaughter of James Hardy, relative of Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, Captain of the Victory. Shuffrey was the eldest of three children, including Gilbert (b. 1891) and Kathleen (b. 1899). They also a half-brother, Leonard Jnr, from their father's previous marriage. Shuffrey was also the nephew of the celebrated watercolour artist James Allen Shuffrey. His father's cousin was William Shuffrey (1851-1932), who became Vicar of Arncliffe and Honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral. Shuffrey studied at St Paul's School and

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, obtaining an MA in literature & humanities. He went on to

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to study architecture, and later qualified in law and African languages.

Work

Shuffrey entered the Colonial Service in 1912. The following year he became Political Officer for Imperri District,

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, following rebellion in the region. He later became Private Secretary to Sir Edward Merewether, Governor and Commander in Chief, and later to Merewether's successor,

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. Shuffrey served many years in provincial administration as District Commissioner and acting Provincial Commissioner. He received the thanks of the Government for his measures taken during the rebellion of 1919. Shuffrey resigned in 1924, and returned to England to assist his father with his business of Shuffrey & Co. He was not a trained architect, and following his father's death two years later, the business was closed. He continued to live in a flat at the premises on New Cavendish Street, London, for the rest of his life.Bartett School of Architecture (2020) ''A Survey of London'', University College London, p. 24. Shuffrey edited the Social Service Review, and between 1939 and 1951, and the Church Guardian. In 1952 he became Proprietor and Editor of the

Church Quarterly Review ''The Church Quarterly Review'' (now abbreviated ''CQR'') was an English journal published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. It existed independently from 1875 until 1968; in that year it merged with the ''London Quarterly and Hol ...

. The 1955 edition went to print soon after Shuffrey's death, and was dedicated to its late editor. On his death Shuffrey made a gift to his college,

, in memory of his father, to endow a fellowship in the field of architecture, classics and art history.

Family

Shuffrey's brother, Lt. Gilbert Shuffrey, was killed fighting with the South Lancashire Regiment at the Battle of Gallipoli in August 1915 and is commemorated on

Helles Memorial The Helles Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial near Sedd el Bahr, in Turkey, on the headland at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula overlooking the Dardanelles. It includes an obelisk which is over high. The memorial i ...

. He is also memorialised on Ealing War Memorial, which was designed by their father

, and on the War Memorial at

St Peter's Church, Ealing St Peter's Church, Ealing, is an Anglican parish church in Mount Park Road, North Ealing, in the Diocese of London, regarded by Sir John Betjeman as an example of a Victorian-built church "of which we can be proud". Held to be one of the premie ...

, also partly designed by their father. Shuffrey was a collector of African artefacts. On his death his sister donated a collection of textiles assembled by her brother during his time in Sierra Leone to the

Horniman Museum The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style. It has displays of anthropology, natural history and music ...

in South London.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuffrey, Paul 1889 births 1955 deaths Colonial Service officers British publishers (people) Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford People from Ealing People educated at St Paul's School, London Alumni of University College London British expatriates in British Sierra Leone