Alexander Ransford Slater
Sir Alexander Ransford Slater was a British colonial administrator, who served as governor of Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Jamaica.
Slater was born on 28 November 1874. He earned a degree from the University of Cambridge.
In 1892, Slater joined the Ceylon Civil Service, and by 1906, was District Judge of Badulla.
Slater was Governor of Sierra Leone from 1922 to 1927, Governor of the Gold Coast from 1927 to 1932, and Governor of Jamaica from 1932 to 1934.
In the 1918 New Year Honours, he was appointed a CBE.
