Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston, GCMG (19 August 1898 – 14 December 1969) was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and politician. He was the first indigenous Governor-General of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Creole ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from the West Indies, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown between 1792 and 1855).
Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston | |
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| Born | Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston 19 August 1898 Bonthe, British Sierra Leone |
| Died | 14 December 1968 (aged 70) Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Occupation | Governor-General of Sierra Leone, Speaker of Parliament, barrister |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British subject, Sierra Leonean |
| Education | Sierra Leone Grammar School Fourah Bay College Lincoln's Inn |
| Spouse | Christiana Muriel Songo-Davies |
Career
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
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
- http://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/dr-abdulai-conteh-comments-on-controversial-speaker-issue
- "TotalCreditCheckup.com - Get The Complete View Of Your Credit". www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by New office |
Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone 1957–1962 |
Succeeded by Banja Tejan-Sie |
| Preceded by Sir Maurice Henry Dorman |
Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1962–1967 |
Succeeded by Andrew Juxon-Smith |