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Name: MORTIMER, Charles Edward CBE, Sir

Nee: son of Joseph Mortimer

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1886 Shipley, Yorkshire

Death Date: 3 Sept 1974 Jindale, Queensland, Australia

First Date: 1912

Profession: Commissioner for Lands and Settlement in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally Clerk, Land Office 1917. Dep. Speaker and Chairman of Comms. Kenya Legco.. Retired 1954. Member for Health, Lands & Local Govt. in 1953. Secretariat

Area: Nairobi

Married: 1. In North Bierley, Yorks. 30 Dec 1914 Sarah Annie Oldfield b. 1886 Batesville, Texas, d. 13 May 1918 Mombasa, malaria 2. In Knaresborough 1920 Winifred Theresa Christina Whitehouse b. 1890 King's Norton, d. 1973 (dau of A.E. Whitehouse)

Children: Philip Arthur Joseph (1924-drowned in the sinking of the SS Ceramic, Dec 1942); another son (1916); Leonard Charles (31.8.1917 Nairobi)

Book Reference: Staff 39, Who's Who, Staff 53, Debrett, KAD, Red 25, Colonial, Who's Who 63, Dominion, Foster, Web, Gazette, Red 19, Red 31

School: Hartley's College, Manchester

General Information:

Debrett - formerly a nominated MLC, Kenya, Member for Health, Lands and Local Govt., and Commr. for Local Govt., Lands and Settlement  
KAD 1922 - Land Office Assistant, Dept. of Lands
Who's Who 63 - Land Dept. Clerk 1917-28; Lands Secretary 1938-45; Member for Health and Lands and Local Government 1946-50 and 1952-54; Member of Kenya Legco 1938-54; Companion of St. John and Chairman of Council for Kenya; President of YMCA.
Dominion - Lands Secretary, Local Government Lands & Settlement 1930
Foster - A Methodist
Web - President of Nairobi Rotary Club - 1942-43
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Charles Edward Mortimer - Civil Servant - Valley Road
Red Book 1919 - Land Dept - Clerk - C.E. Mortimer
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - Mrs Winifred Theresa Christian Mortimer, Valley Road
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Nairobi South - Charles Edward Mortimer, Civil Servant, Caledonian Rd., Nbi
UK Foreign and Overseas Registers for first wife's death

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