Henry Monck-Mason Moore

Sir
Henry Monck-Mason Moore
GCMG KStJ
Moore in 1942
1st Governor-General of Ceylon
In office
4 February 1948 – 6 July 1949
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byPost created;
Himself as governor
Succeeded byThe Viscount Soulbury
29th Governor of British Ceylon
In office
19 September 1944 – 4 February 1948
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byAndrew Caldecott
Succeeded byPost abolished;
Himself as governor-general
20th Governor of Kenya
In office
9 January 1940 – 25 October 1944
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byWalter Harragin
Succeeded byPhilip Mitchell
In office
27 September 1930 – 13 February 1931
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Lord Altrincham
Succeeded byJoseph Byrne
Governor of Sierra Leone
In office
17 July 1934 – 21 May 1937
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byArnold Hodson
Succeeded byDouglas James Jardine
Personal details
Born(1887-03-18)18 March 1887
London, England
Died26 March 1964(1964-03-26) (aged 77)
Cape Town, South Africa
Spouse
Daphne Ione Viola
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(m. 1921)​
Children2

Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore GCMG KStJ (18 March 1887[1] – 26 March 1964)[2] was a British governor of British Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ceylon.

  1. ^ "Biographical Notes" in Selections from the Smuts Papers: Volume VII, August 1945 – October 1950, Jean van der Poel, ed. (Cambridge University Press, 2007) p423
  2. ^ Profile of Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore