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Sir Edward Betham Beetham KCMG CVO OBE (19 February 1905 – 19 February 1979)[1] was a British colonial official who was Resident Commissioner in Swaziland from 1946 to 1950 and in the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1950 to 1953.
Edward Beetham | |
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Born | Edward Betham Beetham 19 February 1905 |
Died | 19 February 1979 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Colonial official |
He was educated at Charterhouse School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He was Governor of the Windward Islands 1953–55 and Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1955–60, where he presided over the transition to elected internal self-government.[2] Beetham was the last British colonial governor of Trinidad and Tobago of British descent. The Beetham Highway in Port of Spain is named after him.
References
edit- ^ "Edward Beetham". Aspiring Minds Trinidad and Tobago. n.d. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham)". Who Was Who (online ed.). A & C Black, 1920–2015. 2014 – via Oxford University Press.
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