Robert Gordon-Canning (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Robert Cecil Gordon-Canning (24 June 1888-4 January 1967) was a notable British fascist, antisemite and supporter of Arab nationalist causes. He was briefly married to Australian born film star Mary Maguire. Gordon-Canning was born in Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England in 1888. He counted the poet Lord Byron among his ancestors. Educated at Eton, he went on to serve in the Royal Hussars in the First World War, attaining the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross. After the war, Gordon-Canning became a supporter of Arab nationalist causes. He was involved in advocating for Moroccan independence during the Rif War and visited Morocco at least twice in the mid 1920s, the first time for the Red Cross and later to present independence views to the French government. He wrote several books of poetry at this time, including "Flashlights from Afar" (1920), "A Pagan Shrine"(1922) and "The Death of Akbar" (1923).