Edward Beetham
Sir Edward "Eddy" Betham Beetham KCMG CVO OBE (19 February 1905 – 19 February 1979) was a British colonial official who was Resident Commissioner of Swaziland 1946–50 and of the Bechuanaland Protectorate 1950–53. 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.[1] 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
- ↑ BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
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| Preceded by Sir Robert Arundell |
Governor of the Windward Islands 1953–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir Colville Deverell |
| Preceded by Sir Hubert Rance |
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1955–1960 |
Succeeded by Sir Solomon Hochoy |
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