George Basden

George Thomas Basden OBE FRGS^[1] (31 October 1873–30 December 1944) was Archdeacon of The Niger from 1926 until 1936.^[2]

He was educated at the CMS College, Islington and Durham University. He was ordained in 1901 and was at Onitsha from 1902 until 1908 He was the Principal at Awka from 1908 until 1926^[3] before his appointment as Archdeacon; and Rector of Jevington afterwards.^[4]

References

↑ London Gazette
↑ ‘BASDEN, Rev. George Thomas’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 19 Jan 2016
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p74: Oxford, OUP, 1929
↑ Sussex OPC

Archdeacons of the Niger

Henry Johnson Dandeson Crowther Thomas Dennis George Basden Ebenezer Tamunoteghe Dimieari

Niger River

Countries	Guinea Mali Niger Benin Nigeria

Sections	Source of the Niger Middle Niger Inner Niger Delta Lower Niger Niger Delta

Tributaries (list) and distributaries	Tinkisso River Sankarani River Milo River Bani River Mekrou River Alibori River Sola River Sokoto River Sota River Kaduna River Benue River Anambra River Forçados River Nun River Brass River

Cities	Siguiri Bamako Segou Mopti Timbuktu Gao Niamey Lokoja Onitsha

Lakes	Kainji Lake Lac Debo

Dams and bridges	King Fahd Bridge Martyrs Bridge Markala Dam Gao Bridge Kennedy Bridge Kainji Dam River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)

Protected Areas	Niger Basin Authority National Park of Upper Niger W National Park Kainji National Park

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