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Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston

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Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Governor-General of Sierra Leone
In office
7 July 1962 – 26 March 1967
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Maurice Henry Dorman
Succeeded byAndrew Juxon-Smith
Personal details
Born
Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston

(1898-08-19)19 August 1898
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died14 December 1968(1968-12-14) (aged 70)
London, United Kingdom
SpouseChristiana Muriel Songo-Davies
EducationSierra Leone Grammar School
University College London
Lincoln's Inn
OccupationGovernor-General of Sierra Leone, Speaker of Parliament, barrister

Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, GCMG (19 August 1898 – 14 December 1969) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first Sierra Leonean 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

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Lightfoot Boston served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone from 1957 to 1962[1] and as 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Dr. Abdulai Conteh Comments on Controversial Speaker Issue". 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ "TotalCreditCheckup.com - Get The Complete View Of Your Credit". www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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Government offices
Preceded by
New office
Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone
1957–1962
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor-General of Sierra Leone
1962–1967
Succeeded by