Herbert Henniker-Heaton
British colonial administrator
Sir Herbert Henniker Heaton, KCMG (9 February 1880 – 24 January 1961) was a British colonial administrator.[Note 1] He was Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1935 to 1941.[1][2][3]
The third son of Sir John Henniker Heaton, Bt., Herbert Henniker-Heaton was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.[3] He entered the Colonial Service in 1902, being posted to Fiji as a cadet for his first posting. In 1913, he was appointed Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mauritius, and in 1917 Colonial Secretary, Gambia.
Note
- ^ Sources spell his name both with and without the hyphen.
References
- ^ "Heaton, Sir Herbert Henniker". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Cameron, Jane. "HENNIKER HEATON, Sir HERBERT". Dictionary of Falklands Biography. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Sir Herbert Henniker Heaton". The Times. 26 January 1961. p. 19.
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