James Hayes Sadler (colonial administrator)

This article is about the British colonial administrator. For his father, the British diplomat and civil servant, see James Hayes Sadler.

Lieutenant colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG CB FRGS (11 October 1851 – 21 April 1922) was a British colonial administrator and governor of Kenya and the Windward Islands.

Sir James Hayes Sadler KCMG CB FRGS
Governor of the British East Africa Protectorate
In office 1905–1909
Preceded by	Sir Donald Stewart
Succeeded by	Sir Percy Girouard
Governor of the Windward Islands
In office 1909–1914
Preceded by	Sir Ralph Champneys Williams
Succeeded by	Sir George Haddon-Smith
Personal details
Born	(1851-10-11)11 October 1851 London, England
Died	21 April 1922(1922-04-21) (aged 70)
Parent	James Hayes Sadler (father)
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Early life and education

Sadler was born to Colonel Sir James Hayes Sadler and Sophia-Jane Sadler (née Taylor) on 11 October 1851 in London, England.^[1] In 1875, he married Rita Annie Smith (1856–1918), and had three sons.^[2]

Career

He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Indian Army, with which he saw active service.

In 1893 and again from 1893–94, he was Chief political resident of the Persian Gulf (for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the Trucial States). In 1898 he was appointed Consul-General of the British Protectorate on the Somali Coast.^[3] In 1902 he left what is now Somaliland to become Commissioner in Uganda, a position he held until 1907.^[4]

On 12 December 1905, Sadler was appointed the first governor of the British East African Protectorate, succeeding commissioner Donald William Stewart who died in office on 1 October 1905.^[5] In 1909 he was transferred to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Windward Islands and their Dependencies, a post he filled until 1914.^[6]

Honours and awards

After nomination by his father, he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in December 1901,^[7] eventually resigning in 1921.^[2] He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours, and appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) in 1907.^[2][8]