Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard

The Right Honourable The Lord Lugard GCMG CB DSO PC
Governor-General of Nigeria
In office 1 January 1914 – 8 August 1919
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Sir Hugh Clifford (as Governor)
Governor of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
In office September 1912 – 1 January 1914
Preceded by	Sir Charles Lindsay
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Governor of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate
In office September 1912 – 1 January 1914
Preceded by	Sir Walter Egerton
Succeeded by	Office abolished
14th Governor of Hong Kong
In office 29 July 1907 – 16 March 1912
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Colonial Secretary	Sir Francis Henry May Warren Delabere Barnes Sir Claud Severn
Preceded by	Sir Matthew Nathan
Succeeded by	Sir Francis Henry May
High Commissioner of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
In office 6 January 1900 – September 1906
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Sir William Wallace (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1858-01-22)22 January 1858 Madras, British India
Died	11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 87) Dorking, Surrey, England
Spouse	Flora Louise Shaw ​ ​ (m. 1902; died 1929)​
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Profession	Soldier, explorer, colonial administrator
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1878–1919
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Mahdist War Third Anglo-Burmese War Karonga War World War I
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	盧吉
Simplified Chinese	卢吉
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping lou4 gat1

Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard GCMG CB DSO PC (22 January 1858 – 11 April 1945), known as Sir Frederick Lugard between 1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, explorer of Africa and a colonial administrator. He was Governor of Hong Kong (1907–1912), the last Governor of Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1912–1914), the first High Commissioner (1900–1906) and last Governor (1912–1914) of Northern Nigeria Protectorate and the first Governor-General of Nigeria (1914–1919).