Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston | |
|---|---|
Governor-General of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 7 July 1962 – 26 March 1967 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Maurice Henry Dorman |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Juxon-Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston 19 August 1898 Speaker of Parliament, barrister |
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston,
Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Creole ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from Nova Scotia, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown
between 1792 and 1855).
Career
Lightfoot Boston served as Speaker of the
Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 7 July 1962 to 26 March 1967. He was preceded by British diplomat Sir Maurice Henry Dorman and succeeded after a coup d'état by Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith
.
Legacy
Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown is named in his honor.
Lightfoot Boston's image is featured on a 50
Leone coin issued by the Bank of Sierra Leone.[2]
References
- ^ "Dr. Abdulai Conteh Comments on Controversial Speaker Issue". 22 November 2013.
- ^ "TotalCreditCheckup.com - Get The Complete View Of Your Credit". www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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