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Name: HUNTER, John
Birth Date: 1863 Scotland
Nationality: British
First Date: 1890
Profession: Engineer. IBEA Co. General Africa Staff - appointed 17th October 1890.
Book Reference: EAHB 1905, North, IBEA, BEA, EAHB 1906, EAHB 1904
General Information:
IBEA Co. - Nominal List of British Born Subjects resident in IBEA Territories outside the Sultan's Domain, 30 April 1891 - John Hunter, Scotland, Chief Engineer, Kenia
BEA - Scottish Engineer who had formerly served with the British India Steam Navigation Co.
North - Given 3 months' notice March 1892; 'Not at all Popular' (Ernest Berkeley, Mackinnon Papers); 'a redheaded Scot from the BISN Co.' (Hobley, 1929)
North - Engineer on stern wheeler Kenia for Tana River survey March 1891