John Cato Nottingham (25 February 1928 – 2018) was a British-born Kenyan colonial administrator, political activist, and publicist.
John Cato Nottingham was born on 25 February 1928 inCoventry,United Kingdom. He was the son of Captain Eric Cato Nottingham, who had served in the British military in the colonies ofNigeria and theGold Coast. He was educated atShrewsbury School and, after graduating in 1946, was conscripted into theBritish Army, being subsequently stationed inNorthern Ireland and Germany. In 1949 he left the army and enrolled inOxford University, studying politics, philosophy and economics.[1]
At the urging of his father,[2] he applied for a job with the British colonial service. In July 1952 the service accepted his application and made him a cadet on probation, while he received specialised training at Oxford for a colonial posting, including instruction inKiswahili.[1]
Nottingham traveled by ship toMombasa,Kenya Colony in December 1952 and was immediately appointed District Officer of Nyeri.[1]
For several years Nottingham was Publishing Director atEast African Publishing House,[3] helpingGeneral China write his two books onMau Mau and publishingSong of Lawino byOkot p'Bitek. Nottingham later founded his own publishing company, Transafrica Publishers.[4]
Nottingham eventually retired to Cherry Tree Farm in Redhill,Kiambu County, Kenya.[4] He died in 2018,[1] and was buried at Cherry Tree Farm.[4]
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