| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1890-04-06)6 April 1890 Wotton, Gloucester |
| Died | 26 March 1969(1969-03-26) (aged 78) Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1922 | Gloucestershire |
| Source: Cricinfo, 26 March 2014 | |
Charles Lamb Bruton (6 April 1890 – 26 March 1969) was an English colonial administrator.
Life
Born in Gloucester on 6 April 1890, he was the son of Henry William Bruton, and was educated at Radley College and Keble College, Oxford. He was then secretary to Luke Paget, Bishop of Stepney, in 1913–4.
Bruton was in Uganda as Assistant District Commissioner (1914), District Commissioner (1924), and Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Province (1936). He was then in Swaziland from 1937 to 1942, as Resident Commissioner, and then served as Commissioner of the East African Refugee Administration, retiring in 1947. He later lived at Shiplake-on-Thames.
Bruton played for Gloucestershire in 1922.
References
- ^ "Bruton, Charles Lamb". Who's Who. Vol. 1955. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- "Charles Bruton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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| Preceded byAllan Graham Marwick | Resident Commissioner of Swaziland 1937 – 1942 |
Succeeded byEric Kellett Featherstone |
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