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Sir Edward "Eddy" Betham Beetham KCMG CVO OBE (19 February 1905 – 19 February 1979)^[1] 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.^[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

^ https://www.aspiringmindstandt.com/edward-beetham
^ BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

External links

Portraits of Sir Edward Betham Beetham at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Government offices
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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[1] ttps://www.aspiringmindstandt.com/edward-beetham

[2] BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)

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-'''Sir Edward "Eddy" Betham Beetham''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|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.<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U152184 BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham)], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)</ref> Beetham was the last [[British Empire|British colonial]] governor of Trinidad and Tobago of British descent. The [[Beetham Highway]] in [[Port of Spain]] is named after him.
+'''Sir Edward "Eddy" Betham Beetham''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG|CVO|OBE}} (19 February 1905 – 19 February 1979)<ref>https://www.aspiringmindstandt.com/edward-beetham</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U152184 BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham)], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)</ref> Beetham was the last [[British Empire|British colonial]] governor of Trinidad and Tobago of British descent. The [[Beetham Highway]] in [[Port of Spain]] is named after him.
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