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'''Sir Edward "Eddy" Betham Beetham''' (1905–1979) served as [[List of Governors of Trinidad and Tobago|Governor of Trinidad and Tobago]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp79321/sir-edward-betham-beetham?search=sas&sText=Beetham&OConly=true | title=Sir Edward Betham Beetham | publisher=National Portrait Gallery | accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> between 1955 and 1960. He presided over the transition to elected internal self-government. Beetham was the last [[British Empire|British colonial]] governor. The [[Beetham Highway]] in [[Port of Spain]] is named after him. |
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| image = Dave Laughton, Ted Hill, Eleanor Hill, Sir Edward Beetham, Governor of Trinidad & Tobago, 1957.jpg |
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| caption = Dave Laughton, Ted Hill, Eleanor Hill, Sir Edward Beetham, Governor of Trinidad & Tobago, 1957 |
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| birth_date = 19 February 1905 |
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| death_date = 19 February 1979 |
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| nationality = British |
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| occupation = Colonial official |
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'''Sir Edward Betham Beetham''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG|CVO|OBE}} (19 February 1905 – 19 February 1979)<ref name="AspMind">{{Cite web | title = Edward Beetham | author = | work = Aspiring Minds Trinidad and Tobago | date = n.d. | accessdate = 2018-06-26 | url = https://www.aspiringmindstandt.com/edward-beetham | quote = }}</ref> was a British colonial official who served as [[List of Resident Commissioners in Swaziland|Resident Commissioner in Swaziland]] from 1946 to 1950 and in the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] from 1950 to 1953. |
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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.<ref name="WW">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U152184|title= BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham)|work=Who Was Who|publisher=A & C Black, 1920–2015 |edition=online|via= Oxford University Press|date= 2014}}</ref> Beetham was the last British [[List of governors of Trinidad and Tobago|colonial governor]] of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] of British descent. The [[Beetham Highway]] in [[Port of Spain]] is named after him. |
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 10 December 2024
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Edward Beetham | |
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 Dave Laughton, Ted Hill, Eleanor Hill, Sir Edward Beetham, Governor of Trinidad & Tobago, 1957 | |
| Born | Edward Betham Beetham 19 February 1905 |
| Died | 19 February 1979 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colonial official |
Sir Edward Betham Beetham KCMG CVO OBE (19 February 1905 – 19 February 1979)[1] was a British colonial official who served as Resident Commissioner in Swaziland from 1946 to 1950 and in the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1950 to 1953.
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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