Walter Coutts
British colonial administrator
Sir Walter Coutts | |
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Governor-General of Uganda | |
In office 9 October 1962 – 9 October 1963 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | himself as Governor of Uganda |
Succeeded by | position abolished |
Governor of Uganda | |
In office 1961–1962 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir Frederick Crawford |
Succeeded by | himself as Governor-General of Uganda |
Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
In office 1948–1955 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Sir Robert Arundell Sir Edward Beetham |
Preceded by | Ronald Herbert Garvey |
Succeeded by | Alexander Falconer Giles |
Personal details | |
Born | (1912-11-30)30 November 1912 |
Died | 4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 75) |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Profession | colonial administrator |
Sir Walter Fleming Coutts GCMG MBE (30 November 1912 – 4 November 1988)[1] was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's final Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963.[2] He was chosen for this job because he had a reputation within the colonial office for supporting African nationalism and African independence movements.[3]
He was educated at Glasgow Academy, the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge.[4]
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by | Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1948 – 1955 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Sir Frederick Crawford | Governor of Uganda 1961–1962 | Post abolished |
Preceded by Position created | Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963 | Succeeded by Position abolished |
See also
- Clan Farquharson - the surname Coutts is a sept of this Scottish clan
References
- ^ Profile of Walter Fleming Coutts
- ^ "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
- ^ "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
- ^ ‘COUTTS, Sir Walter (Fleming)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016
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