Lady Lugard | |
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![]() Lord and Lady Lugard. | |
Spouse of the Governor of Hong Kong | |
In office 29 July 1907 – 16 March 1912 | |
Governor | Sir Frederick Lugard |
Preceded by | Edith Blake |
Succeeded by | Helena May |
Personal details | |
Born | Flora Louise Shaw 19 December 1852 Woolwich, England |
Died | 25 January 1929 Surrey, England | (aged 76)
Spouse | |
Occupation | Journalist, novelist |
Dame Flora Louise Shaw, Lady Lugard DBE (born 19 December 1852 – 25 January 1929), was a British journalist and writer.[1] She is credited with having coined the name Nigeria.[2]