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Name: McQUADE, John Herbert
Birth Date: 1893 Co. Cavan
First Date: 1920
Profession: Asst Chief of Customs
Area: Mombasa
Married: Anne Camille Catherine b. 1910
Children: son
Book Reference: Nondies, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Colonial, Red 22, Dominion, Old Africa 23/21, Gazette
War Service: War service, Flanders with RA 1917-18
General Information:
Colonial - Highest marks in UK in entrance exam for customs and excise Mar. 1913; Imperial Customs and Excise July 1913
Dominion - Senior Collector of Customs 1930
Old Africa 23/21 - Mr Adams, the Comptroller of Customs, retired prematurely to return to Great Britain to provide the most modern techniques for his only son, who had been born dumb …….. Mr McQuade, a not-overly-friendly South African, took over as Comptroller.
Gazette 25/8/1920 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Asst. Chief of Customs - 8/8/1920
KAD 1922 - Assistant Customs.
Colonial - Asst. Customs 1920; Collr. Cust. 1924; Sec. Tariff Comtee. 1930; Dep. Comptr. Cust. Tanganyika 1930; Census Officer 1931; Comptr. Cust. 1934
Member of Nairobi Rugby XV 1921.