Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston Explained

Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Office:Governor-General of Sierra Leone
Termstart:7 July 1962
Termend:26 March 1967
Predecessor:Sir Maurice Henry Dorman
Successor:Andrew Juxon-Smith
Birth Date:19 August 1898
Birth Name:Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Death Place:London, United Kingdom
Occupation:Governor-General of Sierra Leone, Speaker of Parliament, barrister
Spouse:Christiana Muriel Songo-Davies
Education:Sierra Leone Grammar School
University College London
Lincoln's Inn

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Abdulai Conteh Comments on Controversial Speaker Issue. 22 November 2013.
  2. Web site: TotalCreditCheckup.com - Get The Complete View Of Your Credit. www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org. en-US. 2018-01-03.