William Hugh Beeton
William Hugh Beeton, CMG (14 October 1903 – 26 March 1976) was the Chief Commissioner of Ashanti, which became Ghana in 1957.[1] Beeton also served as Vice President of The Royal African Society.[1][2]
Education
[edit]William Hugh Beeton was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire and the London School of Economics, University of London.[3]
Career
[edit]- Assistant District Commissioner, Gold Coast, 1926.[3]
- District Commissioner, Gold Coast, 1932.[3]
- Administrative Officer, Class II, 1943.[3]
- Senior Assistant Colonial Secretary, 1944.[3]
- Administrative Officer, Class I, 1946. (Assistant Chief Commissioner, Ashanti)[3]
- Chief Commissioner, Ashanti, 1950-54. (Title changed to Chief Regional Officer 1952)[3]
Awards
[edit]Appointed a Companion of St Michael and St George, 1954.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kirk-Green, A.H.M (1991). A Biographical Dictionary of the British Colonial Service, 1939-1966. H Zell. ISBN 0 90545 096 5.
- ^ "William Hugh Beeton, CMG". African Affairs. 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Beeton, William Hugh". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 December 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "No. 40053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1953. p. 5.