Chauncey Hugh StigandOBEFRGSFZS (1877–1919) was a British army officer, colonial administrator and big game hunter. He was killed in action while attempting to suppress a rebellion of Aliab Dinka.[1]
He entered the Egyptian army in 1910 and was posted to the Upper White Nile, assuming control of the Lado Enclave from the Belgians in accordance with an agreement. He was placed in charge of the Kajo Kaji district.[4]
In 1915 Stigand was promoted to major. In 1916 he served in the campaign against 'Ali Dinar in Darfur. From 1917 to 1918 he was governor of the Upper Nile province. Stigand was appointed governor of Mongalla Province in 1919. He was killed on 8 december 1919 by tribesmen of the Aliyab Dinka at Pap, between the Lau River and the White Nile.[4]
He married in 1913 Nancy Yulee Neff of Washington, D.C., and had one child, Florida Yulee Agnes, born 1917.[5]
Bibliographyedit
Stigand was a prolific writer.
Chauncy Hugh Stigand, Denis D. Lyell (1906). Central African game and its spoor. H. Cox.
Chauncy Hugh Stigand (1907). Scouting and reconnaissance in savage countries. Hugh Rees, ltd.
Chauncy Hugh Stigand (1909). The game of British East Africa. H. Cox.
Chauncy Hugh Stigand (1910). To Abyssinia through an unknown land: an account of a journey through unexplored regions of British East Africa by Lake Rudolf to the kingdom of Menelek. J.B. Lippincott.
Chauncey Hugh Stigand (1913). The land of Zinj: being an account of British East Africa, its ancient history and present inhabitants. Routledge. ISBN0-7146-1723-7.
Chauncey Hugh Stigand (1913). Hunting the elephant in Africa: and other recollections of thirteen years wanderings. Macmillan Co.
Chauncey Hugh Stigand (1914). Black tales for white children: Being a collection of Swahili stories.
Chauncey Hugh Stigand (1915). A grammar of dialectic changes in the Kiswahili language. University Press.
Chauncy Hugh Stigand, Nancy Yulee Neff Stigand (1915). Cooking for settler and trekker. Field Press Ltd.
C H Stigand (1916). Observations On Northern Section Of The Tanganyika-Nile Rift Valley. Royal Geographical Society., London.
Chauncy Hugh Stigand (1923). A Nuer-English vocabulary. The University Press.
Chauncey Hugh Stigand, Sir Francis Reginald Wingate (1923). Equatoria: the Lado Enclave. Constable.
Works by Chauncey Hugh Stigand at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
January 01, 1970
chauncey, hugh, stigand, frgs, 1877, 1919, british, army, officer, colonial, administrator, game, hunter, killed, action, while, attempting, suppress, rebellion, aliab, dinka, captaingovernor, upper, nile, provincein, office, 1917, 1918governor, mongalla, prov. Chauncey Hugh Stigand OBE FRGS FZS 1877 1919 was a British army officer colonial administrator and big game hunter He was killed in action while attempting to suppress a rebellion of Aliab Dinka 1 CaptainChauncey Hugh StigandGovernor of Upper Nile ProvinceIn office 1917 1918Governor of Mongalla ProvinceIn office February 1919 December 1919Preceded byCecil Stephen NorthcoteSucceeded byVincent Reynolds WoodlandPersonal detailsBorn1877Boulogne sur MerDiedDecember 1919Pap South SudanResting placeTombe South Sudan Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editStigand was the son of William Stigand and Agnes Catherine Senior His father was British vice consul at Boulogne sur Mer when he was born there on 25 october 1877 He was educated at Radley and gazetted as a second lieutenant in the Royal West Kent Regiment on 4 January 1899 Serving with them in Burma and British Somaliland he was promoted to lieutenant on 13 March 1901 2 He transferred to British East Africa and was seconded to serve with the King s African Rifles in December 1902 3 He entered the Egyptian army in 1910 and was posted to the Upper White Nile assuming control of the Lado Enclave from the Belgians in accordance with an agreement He was placed in charge of the Kajo Kaji district 4 In 1915 Stigand was promoted to major In 1916 he served in the campaign against Ali Dinar in Darfur From 1917 to 1918 he was governor of the Upper Nile province Stigand was appointed governor of Mongalla Province in 1919 He was killed on 8 december 1919 by tribesmen of the Aliyab Dinka at Pap between the Lau River and the White Nile 4 He married in 1913 Nancy Yulee Neff of Washington D C and had one child Florida Yulee Agnes born 1917 5 Bibliography editStigand was a prolific writer Chauncy Hugh Stigand Denis D Lyell 1906 Central African game and its spoor H Cox Chauncy Hugh Stigand 1907 Scouting and reconnaissance in savage countries Hugh Rees ltd Chauncy Hugh Stigand 1909 The game of British East Africa H Cox Chauncy Hugh Stigand 1910 To Abyssinia through an unknown land an account of a journey through unexplored regions of British East Africa by Lake Rudolf to the kingdom of Menelek J B Lippincott Chauncy Hugh Stigand 1914 Administration in tropical Africa Constable amp company ltd Chauncey Hugh Stigand 1913 The land of Zinj being an account of British East Africa its ancient history and present inhabitants Routledge ISBN 0 7146 1723 7 Chauncey Hugh Stigand 1913 Hunting the elephant in Africa and other recollections of thirteen years wanderings Macmillan Co Chauncey Hugh Stigand 1914 Black tales for white children Being a collection of Swahili stories Chauncey Hugh Stigand 1915 A grammar of dialectic changes in the Kiswahili language University Press Chauncy Hugh Stigand Nancy Yulee Neff Stigand 1915 Cooking for settler and trekker Field Press Ltd C H Stigand 1916 Observations On Northern Section Of The Tanganyika Nile Rift Valley Royal Geographical Society London Chauncy Hugh Stigand 1923 A Nuer English vocabulary The University Press Chauncey Hugh Stigand Sir Francis Reginald Wingate 1923 Equatoria the Lado Enclave Constable See also editList of famous big game huntersReferences edit Monish 2010 04 22 Captain Chauncey Hugh Stigand AfricaHunting Retrieved 2011 07 31 Hart s Army list 1903 No 27512 The London Gazette 2 January 1903 p 6 a b Richard Leslie Hill 1967 Stigand Bey Chauncey Hugh A biographical dictionary of the Sudan Routledge ISBN 0 7146 1037 2 H H Gordon Clark The Family of Clark 1924External links editWorks by Chauncey Hugh Stigand at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Chauncey Hugh Stigand at Internet Archive Works by Chauncey Hugh Stigand at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chauncey Hugh Stigand amp oldid 1202990985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
