Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman[1] CMG OBE BA JP (23 July 1889 – 25 October 1948) was a British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator. He was the only child of the Rev'd Herbert William Thomas Plowman MA and Louisa Plowman (née Goodwin). He was educated at the King's School, Ely and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He married,[2] in 1924, Nora Margaret Pottinger Tweedy, the only daughter of George Alfred Tweedy[3] I.C.S. They had two daughters and a son.
British Delegation to Addis Ababa: CHF Plowman centre of third row (in white uniform).
He entered the Colonial Civil Service as an Assistant District Commissioner in the East Africa Protectorate in 1912.[4] In 1915 he was the Political Officer attached to the Turkana Expedition. In 1919 he was appointed Acting officer in charge of the Northern Frontier District.[5] In 1920 he was then seconded to Foreign Office to act as H M Vice-Consul at Harar, Ethiopia. Two years later he transferred to the British Somaliland Protectorate remaining at Harar as the Consul.[6] From 1925 to 1926 he then moved to Addis Ababa as H M Charge d'Affairs, after which he returned to Harar. In 1930 he was a member of the British Delegation to the Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie. He was appointed Political Officer and Assistant Commissioner to the British Somaliland - Ethiopia Boundary Commission from 1931 until 1933. In 1933 Plowman became the Secretary to the Government of Somaliland [7] and administered Government of Somaliland on several occasions when the Governor, Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance, was away. Following the Italian invasion of British Somaliland in 1940 he retired from the Colonial Service.
Returning to Britain, Plowman was then employed in the Bedfordshire Civil Defence (A.R.P.S.). In 1941 he was attached General Staff, War Office at Blenheim Palace until 1943. He also served as a Captain[8] in the Home Guard with the 1st Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment from 1940 to 1944. In 1945 he returned to the work for the Foreign Office as the Oriental Secretary in Addis Ababa. He retired for the second time in 1947.
^Appointment of Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman as Secretary to the Government of the Somaliland Protectorate - National Archives
^Bedfordshire Times and Independent Bedfordshire, England 6 Aug 1943
^The London Gazette, 1 June 1928 Supplement:33390 Page:3860
^The London Gazette, 29 January 1937 Supplement:34365 Page:692
^"Notes on the Gedamoch Ceremonies Among the Boran", (Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 18, No. 70 (Jan., 1919), pp. 114-121 )
January 15, 2023
clifford, henry, fitzherbert, plowman, july, 1889, october, 1948, british, diplomat, colonial, service, administrator, only, child, herbert, william, thomas, plowman, louisa, plowman, née, goodwin, educated, king, school, trinity, college, cambridge, married, . Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman 1 CMG OBE BA JP 23 July 1889 25 October 1948 was a British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator He was the only child of the Rev d Herbert William Thomas Plowman MA and Louisa Plowman nee Goodwin He was educated at the King s School Ely and Trinity College Cambridge He married 2 in 1924 Nora Margaret Pottinger Tweedy the only daughter of George Alfred Tweedy 3 I C S They had two daughters and a son British Delegation to Addis Ababa CHF Plowman centre of third row in white uniform Contents 1 Career 2 Awards and decorations 3 Publications 4 ReferencesCareer EditHe entered the Colonial Civil Service as an Assistant District Commissioner in the East Africa Protectorate in 1912 4 In 1915 he was the Political Officer attached to the Turkana Expedition In 1919 he was appointed Acting officer in charge of the Northern Frontier District 5 In 1920 he was then seconded to Foreign Office to act as H M Vice Consul at Harar Ethiopia Two years later he transferred to the British Somaliland Protectorate remaining at Harar as the Consul 6 From 1925 to 1926 he then moved to Addis Ababa as H M Charge d Affairs after which he returned to Harar In 1930 he was a member of the British Delegation to the Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie He was appointed Political Officer and Assistant Commissioner to the British Somaliland Ethiopia Boundary Commission from 1931 until 1933 In 1933 Plowman became the Secretary to the Government of Somaliland 7 and administered Government of Somaliland on several occasions when the Governor Sir Arthur Salisbury Lawrance was away Following the Italian invasion of British Somaliland in 1940 he retired from the Colonial Service Returning to Britain Plowman was then employed in the Bedfordshire Civil Defence A R P S In 1941 he was attached General Staff War Office at Blenheim Palace until 1943 He also served as a Captain 8 in the Home Guard with the 1st Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment from 1940 to 1944 In 1945 he returned to the work for the Foreign Office as the Oriental Secretary in Addis Ababa He retired for the second time in 1947 Awards and decorations Edit1915 African General Service Medal and clasp 1928 O B E 9 1930 Order of the Star of Ethiopia 2nd class 1935 Silver Jubilee medal 1937 C M G 10 1937 Coronation medalPublications Edit Notes on the Gedamoch Ceremonies Among the Boran 11 References Edit Who s Who 1948 The Times London England Friday May 02 1924 pg 15 Who Was Who Kenya Gazette 16 Sep 1914 Page 958 Kenya Gazette 19 Nov 1919 London Gazette 21 July 1922 Appointment of Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman as Secretary to the Government of the Somaliland Protectorate National Archives Bedfordshire Times and Independent Bedfordshire England 6 Aug 1943 The London Gazette 1 June 1928 Supplement 33390 Page 3860 The London Gazette 29 January 1937 Supplement 34365 Page 692 Notes on the Gedamoch Ceremonies Among the Boran Journal of the Royal African Society Vol 18 No 70 Jan 1919 pp 114 121 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clifford Henry Fitzherbert Plowman amp oldid 1131107825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
