Sir William Addis,

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, CMG (5 September 1901 – 19 November 1978) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Seychelles from 1953 to 1958. During his tenure as governor, he was responsible for Archbishop Makarios, who had been exiled to the colony from Cyprus.

Life and career

The third son of the Scottish banker Sir Charles Stewart Addis, William Addis was educated at

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and

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, where he took the mechanical science

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in 1923. He entered the Colonial Administrative Service in 1924, and subsequently served in

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and

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, with a secondment to the

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during 1933. He was private secretary to Sir Khalifa bin Harub,

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from 1939 to 1945, and was a member of the Zanzibar Naval Volunteer Force during the same period. From 1945 to 1950, Addis served as

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, and acted as governor during 1945 and 1946. From 1950 to 1953, he was based in Singapore as Deputy Commissioner-General for Colonial Affairs, South-East Asia, in succession to Sir Ralph Hone. Horne was appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Seychelles, serving from 1953 until his retirement in 1958. During his tenure, Addis was responsible for Archbishop Makarios, who had been exiled to the Seychelles from Cyprus. During his tenure, the islands' first telephone exchange system was opened. In 1956, he welcomed the

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to the colony. From 1958 to 1966, he held a temporary appointment in the

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. Addis was appointed to the third class of the

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in 1945, was made a

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in 1948, and was knighted as a

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in 1955.

References

External links

* https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-151619 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Addis, William 1901 births 1978 deaths Governors of Bermuda Governors of British Seychelles Colonial Administrative Service officers Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Civil servants in the Foreign Office People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge