Trevelyan Codrington "Trevor" Gardner CBE (3 August 1917 – 24 September 1997) was a British colonial and university administrator. He was Minister of Finance of Northern Rhodesia from 1959 to 1964, also serving as a member of the Legislative Council, and later treasurer of Wolfson College, Cambridge from 1969 to 1983.
Trevor Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1959–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Wina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1917 Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| Died | 24 September 1997 (aged 80) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Biography
editBorn in Portsmouth in 1917, Gardner was educated at Taunton's School in Southampton before attending the Queen's College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics and economics and earned a Bachelor of Letters.[1] After graduating he joined the Hampshire Regiment during World War II.
Following the war Gardner joined the Colonial Service and was appointed to a post in Fort Jameson in Northern Rhodesia. He subsequently spent most of his time in the capital Lusaka, and in 1959 was appointed Minister of Finance, a post he held until 1964.[1] As Minister of Finance he also served as an ex officio member of the Legislative Council.[2] He was made a CBE in the 1960 Birthday Honours.[3]
After returning to the UK, Gardner started working for the University of Cambridge, where he became deputy treasurer of Wolfson College.[1] Between 1969 and 1983 he was treasurer of the college.[1] He was involved in the establishment of Robinson College serving as a trustee and becoming an honorary fellow.[1][4] He was also an honorary fellow of Darwin College.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Trevor Gardner". The Independent. 12 October 1997.
- ^ "Members of the Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council and the National Assembly of Zambia, 1924–2021" (PDF). National Assembly of Zambia.
- ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood" (PDF). Supplement to the London Gazette: 3995. 11 June 1960.
- ^ a b c "Obituary Notices". Cambridge University Reporter. 1 October 1997.