Walter Coutts
Sir Walter Coutts | |
|---|---|
 Coutts in 1962 | |
| Governor-General of Uganda | |
| In office 9 October 1962 – 9 October 1963 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Milton Obote |
| Preceded by | himself as Governor of Uganda |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Governor of Uganda | |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Crawford |
| Succeeded by | himself as Governor-General of Uganda |
| Administrator of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| In office 1948–1955 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Robert Arundell Sir Edward Beetham |
| Preceded by | Ronald Herbert Garvey |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Falconer Giles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1912 |
| Died | 4 November 1988 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Profession | colonial administrator |
Sir Walter Fleming Coutts GCMG MBE (30 November 1912 – 4 November 1988)[1] was a British colonial administrator and was Uganda's final Governor before independence, from 1961–1962. He was Governor-General of Uganda 1962–1963.[2] He was chosen for this job because he had a reputation within the colonial office for supporting African nationalism and African independence movements.[3]
He was educated at Glasgow Academy, the University of St Andrews and St John's College, Cambridge.[4]
See also
- Clan Farquharson - the surname Coutts is a sept of this Scottish clan
References
- ^ Profile of Walter Fleming Coutts
- ^ "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
- ^ "Uganda, Republic of", in Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Harris M. Lentz, ed. London: Routledge, 2014.
- ^ ‘COUTTS, Sir Walter (Fleming)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016