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Name: DONNELLY, Samson FISA
Birth Date: 1882 Whickham, Durham
Death Date: 21.11.1925 Nairobi
First Date: 1911
Last Date: 1925
Profession: Was closely associated with the Coffee Planter's Union of EA some years, and with the Convention of Associations. He was also Secretary of the Landholders' Association
Area: Hut - S. Donnelly, Kifaru, Naro Moru
Married: Florence Ina Bacon b. 1888 Bures St Mary, Suffolk
Children: Frederick Patrick (12 June 1919); Patrick Samson (12.6.1919 Nairobi-2000 Watamu)
Author: HBEA - Article on Land in EA.
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, KAD, Red 25, EAMR, Gazette, Barnes, Leader14, Red Book 1912
War Service: WW1 with EAMR - B Sqdn. 8/8/14 - 29/8/14
School: Allen's & the Sandyford Academy
General Information:
Red 22 - Treasurer and Secretary - The Reform Party of Kenya
Red 22 - Secretary, The Coffee Planters' Union of Kenya
Gazette - 22/9/15 - appt. Secretary to Governor's Council
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - S. Donnely [sic], Landowners Association
Nairobi Forest Road cemetery - Samson Donnelly, British, age 43, died 21/11/25
Leader14 - Convention of Associations (Nairobi) - Secretary and Secretary of the Landholders' Association
Red Book 1912 - Secretary - Landholders' Association
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Samson Donnelly - Land Agent, Valley Road
Red 25 - Secretary, The Coffee Planters' Union of Kenya & EA
Gazette - 17/3/1926 - Probate and Administration - Samson Donnelly late of Nairobi who died at Nairobi on 21 November 1925. Applied for by Florence Ina Donnelly of Nairobi
Red 22 has S. Donnelly, Standard Buildings, Nairobi
Red 31 has Mrs S. Donnelly, Box 86, Nairobi
Obituary in East African Standard 28 Nov 1925 He went to Kenya about 1911 as the secretary of a newly formed Land Owners Association, at the instance of Lord Delamere. The Association declined after a short time and Mr Donnelly was thereafter connected in a secretarial capacity with the Convention of Associations. At a later stage he was secretary to the Sir Northrop Macmillan and the Macmillan Estates. In more recent years he was secretary to the Taxpayers Protection Society. On the formation of the Reform Party a few years ago Donnelly also became secretary to the elected members of the Legislative Council.