Edward Beetham

Edward Beetham
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

1. "Edward Beetham". Aspiring Minds Trinidad and Tobago. n.d. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
2. "BEETHAM, Sir Edward (Betham)". Who Was Who (online ed.). A & C Black, 1920–2015. 2014 – via Oxford University Press.

External links

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

Government offices
Preceded by Eric Kellett Featherstone	Resident Commissioner in Swaziland 1946-1950	Succeeded by David Loftus Morgan
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