Sir George Ritchie Sandford, KBE, CMG (9 November 1892 – 17 September 1950) was a British colonial administrator, serving most of his 35 year career in East Africa.
[3][4][5] He joined the colonial service in 1915,[4] first serving in the East Africa Protectorate (now Kenya) as an Assistant District Commissioner.
He rejoined the Colonial Service, assuming the role of clerk to the Legislative Council of Kenya in 1926 and becoming Deputy Treasurer in 1931.
[3][5] Sandford returned to Tanganyika in 1944 as Chief Secretary, and became the Administrator for the East African Commission in 1948.
[3][4] Knighted in 1947,[3] Sandford was appointed Governor of the Bahamas on 17 February 1950, however, he passed away unexpectedly after only seven months in office.