| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Chaplin |
| Forenames | Francis Drummond Percy |
| Title | Sir |
| Epithet | Administrator of Southern Rhodesia |
| Dates | 1866-1933 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| Biography | Educated at Harrow and University College, Oxford, he left England in 1896 for South Africa, where he went on to enjoy a long and distnguished political career. He served for the British South Africa Company as Administrator of Southern Rhodesia from 1914 to 1923 and of Northern Rhodesia from 1921-1923. He was made a K.C.M.G. in 1917. |
| Relationships | Son of Major Percy Chaplin; in 1895 he married Margaret Seaton, daughter of Mr. W. Seaton Smith |
| Key Events | Born in Twickenham, London, 10 Aug 1866; died at Noordhoek near Cape Town, 6 Nov 1933 |
| Source | Wikipedia, including obituary from The Times |
| Authorised Form of Name | Chaplin; Francis Drummond Percy (1866-1933); Sir; Administrator of Southern Rhodesia |
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