Cecil Hunter-Rodwell

[1] Upon the outbreak of the South African War, Rodwell joined the Suffolk Yeomanry and was awarded the Queen's Medal with two clasps for bravery.[2] Rodwell remained in South Africa after the war, working on the staff of Lord Milner, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, from 1901 to 1903 and as Imperial Secretary for the High Commission from 1903 to 1918, during which time he was made a CMG.During his term the Legislative Council of British Guiana was established and Rodwell did much to develop the economic resources of the colony.Remembered fondly by the white settlers (in one case he was referred to as a "top-hole person"),[4] Rodwell's response to a plea by a Jesuit missionary for funds to build a hospital for the black community around Kutama College; "Why do you worry about a hospital?After retiring and moving to England Rodwell was appointed Controller of Industrial Diamonds in the Ministry of Supply in 1942, serving until 1945.
High Commissioner for the Western PacificGeorge VSir Ernest Sweet-EscottSir Eyre HutsonGovernor of FijiGovernor of British GuianaGraeme ThomsonSir Frederick GuggisbergGovernor of Southern RhodesiaHoward Unwin MoffatGeorge MitchellGodfrey HugginsSir Murray BissetSir Fraser RussellAlma materUniversity of CambridgeBritish GuianaEnglandCheam SchoolEton CollegeKing's College, CambridgeSouth African WarSuffolk YeomanryQueen's MedalSouth AfricaLord MilnerBritish High Commissioner in South AfricaLegislative Council of British GuianaSouthern RhodesiaKutama CollegeRobert MugabeMinistry of SupplyIpswichErnest Bickham Sweet-EscottEyre HutsonFrederick Gordon GuggisbergMurray BissetFraser RussellGovernors of FijiRobinsonGordonDes VœuxMitchellThurstonO'BrienAllardyceJacksonim ThurnSweet-EscottHutsonFletcherBartonRichardsRankineNicollGranthamFreestonGarveyMaddocksJakewayFoster