Bede Clifford | |
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| Governor of The Bahamas | |
| In office 10 January 1932 – 1937 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Orr |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Dundas |
| Governor of Mauritius | |
| In office 23 October 1937 – 16 April 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Sir Wilfrid Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy |
| Governor of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 8 June 1942 – 6 March 1947 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Sir Hubert Young |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Shaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1890 New Zealand |
| Died | 6 October 1969 (aged 79) Surrey, England |
| Spouse |
Alice Devin Gundry (m. 1925) |
| Children |
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| Parents |
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Statesman |
Captain Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford GCMG CB MVO (3 July 1890 – 6 October 1969)[1] was a British diplomat and colonial administrator,[2] born in New Zealand, where his parents had moved in an unsuccessful attempt at sheep-farming.[3]
His parents were William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh and Catherine Mary Bassett. After New Zealand they moved to Tasmania; he did not attend a regular school until he was 10. He attended Xavier College, Melbourne[4] where he was a gifted student.[5] This was followed by study at Melbourne University, becoming a surveyor, then a merchant navy officer.[3]
- ^ "Past Governor of Trinidad and Tobago Sir Bede Clifford".
- ^ 'CLIFFORD, Captain Hon. Sir Bede Edmund Hugh', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014
- ^ a b Fuller bio than here
- ^ "Xavier College Annual Speech Night". Advocate. 22 December 1932. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE". Table Talk. 19 December 1907. Retrieved 14 December 2021.