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Legislative Council in 1906. Denton retired from the Gambia in December 1911. According to his obituary published in
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November of that year was re-assigned as
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January 1889. Denton was appointed as
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England, Denton brought the
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as a "many-sided man" due to his interests in geography and
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Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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five mammals and five birds, which, according to the
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739:Lieutenant Governors of the Gambia (1829–1843)
343:and former military officer who served as the
339:(22 June 1851 – 9 January 1928) was a British
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688:Commandants of St Mary's Island (1816–1830)
63:11 January 1901 – 21 December 1911
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1198:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
618:"A Zoological Collection from the Gambia"
870:Administrators of the Gambia (1866–1901)
379:in 1869, rising to the rank of captain.
260:St Clement's churchyard, Oxford, England
121:November 1900 – 11 January 1901
590:"New Colonial Appointments: The Gambia"
525:. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 119.
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540:"Sir George Chardin Denton, K.C.M.G."
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383:Military and colonial service
457:Zoological Society of London
157:Lieutenant Governor of Lagos
395:In 1880, Denton joined the
109:Administrator of the Gambia
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324:Sir George Chardin Denton
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375:before enlisting in the
351:Early life and education
189:Cornelius Alfred Moloney
1208:Governors of the Gambia
623:London Evening Standard
521:Perfect, David (2016).
462:London Evening Standard
367:, the son of the local
434:Robert Baxter Llewelyn
399:as chief of police on
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341:colonial administrator
140:Robert Baxter Llewelyn
51:Governor of the Gambia
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290:Years of service
201:Gilbert Thomas Carter
151:Himself (as Governor)
409:Lieutenant Governor
371:vicar. He attended
595:St James's Gazette
574:The London Gazette
549:on 30 January 2015
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219:22 June 1851
196:Succeeded by
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1188:1851 births
1125:Chamberlain
569:"No. 27171"
450:World War I
184:Preceded by
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1182:Categories
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951:Gouldsbury
825:MacDonnell
820:Fitzgerald
501:References
485:Retirement
469:Mary Gaunt
438:Senegambia
417:the Gambia
76:Edward VII
1066:Middleton
920:Kortright
901:Callaghan
855:Robertson
843:Robertson
831:Robertson
756:Clogstoun
478:The Times
293:1869–1880
265:Education
252:, England
170:1889–1890
166:In office
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59:In office
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1061:Armitage
1004:Llewelyn
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369:Anglican
178:Victoria
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129:Victoria
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808:Norcott
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745:Findlay
729:Jackson
716:Findlay
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230:England
175:Monarch
126:Monarch
91:Himself
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