154:"a dying place, not a growing one." Rather than bear the high costs of dredging and upgrading the harbor, the government closed the port and customs post on 1 January 1950. He was promoted to Resident in 1949. In 1954 he was appointed Administrative Officer, Staff Grade, in the
162:. In 1958 Schofield became Commissioner of the Inland Revenue in the Western Region. Schofield officially retired in 1959, but was retained on contract until December 1960. He was Administrator of Income Tax in
396:
131:. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in Nigeria as a cadet in 1927. On 6 May 1930 Schofield was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the European Reserve Force of Nigeria. During
386:
159:
96:
381:
391:
310:
147:
from 1943 to 1945. He was mentioned in despatches for his services in the
Dodecanese. Schofield reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (temporary).
401:
406:
136:
294:
128:
155:
343:
325:
174:
103:
170:
from 1964 to 1966 and
Adviser on Income Tax in the Gambia from 1967 to 1970 before finally retiring.
376:
371:
163:
124:
120:
39:
185:, Oxford, has a large archive of personal papers from Schofield's African Colonial Service.
182:
203:
201:
199:
197:
222:
220:
218:
216:
150:
Schofield returned to
Nigeria after the war. As a Divisional Officer in 1948 he called
365:
140:
132:
108:
107:(5 July 1904 – 25 September 1979) was a British colonial administrator in
167:
151:
144:
207:
226:
279:
178:
58:
297:. Bodleian Library of Commonwealth & African Studies at Rhodes House
139:
from 1940 to 1942, then with the
British Military Administration in
311:"Ikot Abasi: From Second Class to Third Class Township, 1917-1950"
262:
238:
119:
Ivor
Frederick Wentworth Schofield was born on 5 July 1904 in
280:"A 'West African' CMG, campaign and long service group of 8"
123:, Worcestershire, England. He attended the King's School in
158:. He held this rank in June 1957 when he was made a
397:
Companions of the Order of St
Michael and St George
82:
74:
66:
47:
25:
18:
166:from 1960 to 1961, Commissioner of Income Tax in
227:Papers of Ivor F.W. Schofield, Bodleian Library
173:After his retirement Ivor Schofield moved to
8:
387:Royal West African Frontier Force officers
15:
382:Colonial Administrative Service officers
208:A 'West African' CMG ... Aberdeen Medals
181:, Isle of Man on 25 September 1979 The
193:
392:British Army personnel of World War II
263:Supplement to the London Gazette 1957
250:
239:Supplement to the London Gazette 1945
7:
143:from 1942 to 1943. He served in the
135:(1939–45) Schofield served with the
344:"Supplement to the London Gazette"
326:"Supplement to the London Gazette"
93:Ivor Frederick Wentworth Schofield
20:Ivor Frederick Wentworth Schofield
14:
137:Royal West African Frontier Force
295:"Papers of Ivor F.W. Schofield"
402:British expatriates in Nigeria
1:
407:People from colonial Nigeria
423:
349:. 1957-06-13. p. 3371
331:. 1945-10-18. p. 5099
156:Western Region of Nigeria
42:, Worcestershire, England
129:Hertford College, Oxford
175:Saint Martin, Guernsey
78:Colonial administrator
164:Southern Cameroons
282:. Aberdeen Medals
90:
89:
86:Income tax expert
51:25 September 1979
414:
357:
355:
354:
348:
339:
337:
336:
330:
321:
319:
318:
305:
303:
302:
290:
288:
287:
266:
260:
254:
248:
242:
236:
230:
224:
211:
205:
183:Bodleian Library
106:
101:
54:
35:
33:
16:
422:
421:
417:
416:
415:
413:
412:
411:
362:
361:
360:
352:
350:
346:
342:
334:
332:
328:
324:
316:
314:
308:
300:
298:
293:
285:
283:
278:
274:
269:
261:
257:
249:
245:
237:
233:
225:
214:
206:
195:
191:
117:
99:
95:
62:
56:
52:
43:
37:
31:
29:
21:
12:
11:
5:
420:
418:
410:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
364:
363:
359:
358:
340:
322:
309:Smith (2013).
306:
291:
275:
273:
270:
268:
267:
255:
243:
231:
212:
192:
190:
187:
177:. He died in
116:
113:
88:
87:
84:
83:Known for
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
57:
55:(aged 75)
49:
45:
44:
38:
27:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
419:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
369:
367:
345:
341:
327:
323:
312:
307:
296:
292:
281:
277:
276:
271:
264:
259:
256:
252:
247:
244:
240:
235:
232:
228:
223:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
204:
202:
200:
198:
194:
188:
186:
184:
180:
176:
171:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
114:
112:
110:
105:
98:
94:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:, Isle of Man
60:
50:
46:
41:
28:
24:
17:
351:. Retrieved
333:. Retrieved
315:. Retrieved
299:. Retrieved
284:. Retrieved
258:
246:
234:
172:
149:
141:Tripolitania
133:World War II
118:
92:
91:
53:(1979-09-25)
377:1979 deaths
372:1904 births
109:West Africa
67:Nationality
36:5 July 1904
366:Categories
353:2014-08-22
335:2014-08-22
317:2014-08-22
301:2014-08-22
286:2014-08-22
251:Smith 2013
189:References
168:the Gambia
152:Ikot-Abasi
145:Dodecanese
75:Occupation
32:1904-07-05
125:Worcester
121:Worcester
40:Worcester
313:. Alscon
179:Ballaugh
59:Ballaugh
272:Sources
70:British
347:(PDF)
329:(PDF)
102:
100:,
127:and
115:Life
48:Died
26:Born
160:CMG
97:CMG
368::
215:^
196:^
111:.
104:ED
356:.
338:.
320:.
304:.
289:.
265:.
253:.
241:.
229:.
210:.
34:)
30:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.