Cosmo Haskard

Sir
Cosmo Haskard
KCMG MBE
Governor of the Falkland Islands
In office
1964–1970
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byEdwin Porter Arrowsmith
Succeeded byErnest Gordon Lewis
Personal details
Born
Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard

(1916-11-25)25 November 1916
Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died21 February 2017(2017-02-21) (aged 100)
Tragariff, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland
SpousePhillada Stanley
Residence(s)Tragariff, Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland[1]
Military career
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1938–1966
RankMajor
UnitRoyal Irish Fusiliers
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard KCMG MBE (25 November 1916 – 21 February 2017) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator and British Army officer.[2] As Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1964 to 1970, he played a key role in defeating plans by Harold Wilson's Labour government to cede the sovereignty of the islands to Argentina. He turned 100 in November 2016[3] and died on 21 February 2017.[4]

  1. ^ "It's Downton . . . Irish-style". Independent.ie. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ The Daily Telegraph Issue no 50, 317 dated Wednesday 1 March 2017 p27 "Sir Cosmo Haskard Colonial administrator appointed Governor of the Falklands as Britain was winding up its empire"
  3. ^ "Birthdays". The Independent. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Death Notice Of SIR COSMO HASKARD, Bantry, Cork, Ireland". Rip.ie. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.