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West Ridgeway

British civil servant and colonial administrator (1844-1930)

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About West Ridgeway

Sir Joseph West Ridgeway,, known as Sir West Ridgeway, was a British civil servant and colonial governor. He was involved in the MacDonald Affair, when sodomy and child molestation charges were brought against Hector Archibald MacDonald, commander of British forces in British Ceylon. He brought MacDonald back to England hoping to avoid a scandal, but MacDonald still committed suicide.

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Occupation

civil servant, diplomat, politician

Position held

Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Governor of British Ceylon, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Born

May 16, 1844

Died

April 16, 1930

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